American Idioms and Expressions

In Defiance Of (someone Or Something) Idiom

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in defiance of (someone or something)
What does in defiance of (someone or something) mean?		 against someone's will or against instructionsThe company continued to operate their business in defiance of a court order.
in defiance of (someone or something)
What does in defiance of (someone or something) mean?		 in resistence to someone or someone's ordersThe union was in defiance of the court order and was given a large fine.

Some Random Idioms
on one's chest
What does "on one's chest" mean?		 worrisome thoughts or feelings that one might need to share with someone elseI had a long talk with my friend last night because I had many problems on my chest.
pass on (something)
What does "pass on (something)" mean?		 to give away something that you don`t use anymoreThe girl always passes on her old clothes to her younger sister.
find (someone) guilty
What does "find (someone) guilty" mean?		 to decide that someone is guilty in a court of law The judge found the young man guilty of breaking and entering a small store.

spill the beans
What does "spill the beans" mean?		 to tell a secret to someone who is not supposed to know about it "Please do not spill the beans about my plans to return to school next year."

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one of the boys
What does "one of the boys" mean?		 an accepted member of a groupOur boss tries to be one of the boys but actually nobody likes him.
lose one's touch (with someone or something)
What does "lose one's touch (with someone or something)" mean?		 lose one's ability to handle someone or somethingI think that the horse trainer is losing her touch with the horses that she is training.
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.

tweaking
What does "tweaking" mean?		drug-induced paranoia
shitsky
What does "shitsky" mean?		dumb, rude person (usually said of men)
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