American Idioms and Expressions

In Good With (someone) Idiom

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in good with (someone)
What does in good with (someone) mean?
in someone's favorMy cousin is in good with his boss and has an easy time at work.

Some Random Idioms
hang out one`s shingle
What does "hang out one`s shingle" mean?
notify the public of the opening of an office - especially an office of a doctor, lawyer or other professionalHe has decided to hang out his shingle now that he has graduated from law school.
wannabe
What does "wannabe" mean?
somebody who aspires to greatness or to a particular position or achievement
bring (someone or something) to its/their knees
What does "bring (someone or something) to its/their knees" mean?
to have a negative effect or destroy someone or a group of people, to defeat someone/somethingThe strike by the teachers quickly brought the school to its knees.
scrape (something) up
What does "scrape (something) up" mean?
to find or gather something with some effortMy friend scraped up some money and came to visit me during the summer.
doll (oneself) up or doll up (oneself)
What does "doll (oneself) up or doll up (oneself)" mean?
to dress in fancy clothes The woman was all dolled up for the party at the downtown hotel.

Unwavering loyalty
What does "Unwavering loyalty" mean?
Unwavering loyalty does not question or doubt the person or issue and supports them completely.
have feet of clay
What does "have feet of clay" mean?
have a character defectThe candidate has feet of clay and is being criticized by many of her opponents.
bail out (someone)or bail (someone) out
What does "bail out (someone)or bail (someone) out" mean?
to pay a sum of money that allows someone to leave jail while waiting for a trial The singer had to pay much money to bail himself out of prison.

cluster fuck
What does "cluster fuck" mean?
totally screwed up situation or circumstances
a nest egg
What does "a nest egg" mean?
money that someone has saved upHe has a large nest egg and will have no financial problems if he leaves his company.

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