In And Of Itself Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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in and of itself What does in and of itself mean?	considering one thing alone	In and of itself there is no problem having a large number of people at the dinner. However, the fire regulations do not allow so many people to be in the building
in and of itself What does in and of itself mean?	considering one thing alone	In and of itself there is no problem having a large number of people at the dinner. However, the fire regulations do not allow that many people to be in the building
	Some Random Idioms
have a tiger by the tail What does "have a tiger by the tail" mean?	to have a task or situation that you are not prepared for or which is a bigger challenge that you expected	The politician had a tiger by the tail as he tried to manage the large problem.
bite one's tongue What does "bite one's tongue" mean?	to try not to say something that you really want to say	I had to bite my tongue and not tell our boss what happened.
quick one What does "quick one" mean?	sexual relations done quickly
hold (someone) in high regard What does "hold (someone) in high regard" mean?	have very great respect for someone	All of the students hold the principal in high regard.
any number of (someone or something) What does "any number of (someone or something)" mean?	a large number of people or something	I have any number of reasons not to buy a new computer.

too rich for (someone's) blood What does "too rich for (someone's) blood" mean?	to be too expensive for someone's budget	The holiday in the expensive resort was too rich for our blood so we did not go.
fly in the ointment What does "fly in the ointment" mean?	a small thing that spoils one's enjoyment of something	The problem with the music was a fly in the ointment during the wedding ceremony.
cry out for (someone or something) What does "cry out for (someone or something)" mean?	to need someone or something badly, to lack something	The new room that we built cries out for new furniture. The baby cried out for her mother.

American Idioms and Expressions

In And Of Itself Idiom