American Idioms and Expressions

In League With (someone) Idiom

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in league with (someone)
What does in league with (someone) mean?
in secret agreement or partnership with someoneThe union has been in league with management to try and close the factory.

Some Random Idioms
take (something) at face value
What does "take (something) at face value" mean?
to take something that is said exactly as it is said I took my friend's comment at face value.

keg party
What does "keg party" mean?
party or event at which beer is served from a keg (barrel-sized container of beer)
crack a smile
What does "crack a smile" mean?
to let a smile show on one`s face Our boss never cracked a smile during the meeting.
outsource (something)
What does "outsource (something)" mean?
to use outside sources for something rather than those within a company or its facilities The manufacturing company outsourced much of its work.

foxy lady
What does "foxy lady" mean?
sexy woman
raise one's voice to (someone)
What does "raise one's voice to (someone)" mean?
to speak loudly or shout at someone in angerThe child was told not to raise his voice to his parents.
twist (someone) around one`s (little) finger
What does "twist (someone) around one`s (little) finger" mean?
to have complete control over someone and be able to make them do anything that you wantThe woman is able to twist her supervisor around her little finger and she gets whatever she wants at work.
what's good/sauce for the goose is good/sauce for the gander
What does "what's good/sauce for the goose is good/sauce for the gander" mean?
what is good for one person should be good for another person as well What's good for the goose is good for the gander and if the food is good enough for me, then it is good enough for the other members of our team.

Question of time
What does "Question of time" mean?
If something's a question of time, it's certain to happen, though we don't know exactly when.
fork money out (for something)
What does "fork money out (for something)" mean?
to pay for somethingI had to fork much money out to get my car fixed.
scrape (something) together
What does "scrape (something) together" mean?
to gather small amounts of money or something (usually with some difficulty) for some purposeWe managed to scrape together enough money to go on a holiday even though business is very bad at the moment.

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