American Idioms and Expressions

In A Month Of Sundays Idiom

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in a month of Sundays
What does in a month of Sundays mean?
in a very long timeI have not been to the shopping mall in a month of Sundays.
in a month of Sundays
What does in a month of Sundays mean?
in a very long time I have not been to the shopping mall in a month of Sundays.


Some Random Idioms
to matter
What does "to matter" mean?
to be importantIt does not matter if you come to work late tomorrow.
Discretion is the better part of valour
What does "Discretion is the better part of valour" mean?
This idiom means that it is often better to think carefully and not act than to do something that may cause problems.
Sight to behold
What does "Sight to behold" mean?
If something is a sight to behold, it means that seeing it is in some way special, either spectacularly beautiful or, equally, incredibly ugly or revolting, etc.
ante up
What does "ante up" mean?
to produce or pay a necessary amount of money for something (an ante is the amount of money that you put on the table before beginning a card game) Everybody had to ante up in order to collect enough money to buy a present for our boss.

gray area
What does "gray area" mean?
an area of a subject that is not clearly definedSmoking outside of public buildings is a gray area that the smoking law does not deal with.
on the bench
What does "on the bench" mean?
to be directing a session of court (usually a judge)The new judge was on the bench for three days last week.
mull over (something)
What does "mull over (something)" mean?
think about something carefullyI took much time to mull over the new job offer from our competitor.
dope
What does "dope" mean?
gossip; news; information. It's time for the straight dope. No more lies.
of all things
What does "of all things" mean?
Imagine that!"Of all things," the woman said when the post office worker told her that her package was too large for delivery.
sit tight
What does "sit tight" mean?
to wait patiently for something"Please sit tight for a few minutes while I go and get a police officer."
groovy
What does "groovy" mean?
cool; nice; excellent (anacrhonistic)
save (someone's) bacon
What does "save (someone's) bacon" mean?
to help someone from failing or having trouble My friend saved my bacon when he helped me with the job that I could not do.

one for the (record) books
What does "one for the (record) books" mean?
a record-breaking actThe athlete's performance in the race was one for the record books.

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