In Fact Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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in fact What does in fact mean?	actually, the truth is	He`s been to China before. In fact he`s been there three times.
in fact What does in fact mean?	actually, the truth is	Our teacher has been to China before. In fact, he has been there three times.
	Some Random Idioms
money talks What does "money talks" mean?	if you have lots of money you will be treated well, money can influence people	We learned that money talks when the rich couple got a reservation at the famous restaurant although we could not.

become engaged with (someone) What does "become engaged with (someone)" mean?	to make a plan to marry someone	The girl has recently become engaged with her boyfriend.
crack a book What does "crack a book" mean?	to open a book to study (usually used in the negative)	I did very well in the course even though I did not crack a book until the last week of classes.

inch along What does "inch along" mean?	move along slowly	The road was very bad this morning and the traffic was only inching along.
ditch What does "ditch" mean?	get rid of; abandon (somebody or something).	Oh, just ditch him. No one wants him anyway.
by no means What does "by no means" mean?	absolutely not	By no means will I permit my child to play with the new video game.
screw What does "screw" mean?	person available for sex
get (something) into/through (someone`s) head What does "get (something) into/through (someone`s) head" mean?	to make someone understand or believe something	It was difficult to get it through the bank manager's head that I did not want a credit card.

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In Fact Idiom