In The Interim Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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in the interim What does in the interim mean?	in the time between the ending and beginning of something	The school is not yet built so in the interim we have our classes in an office building.
in the interim What does in the interim mean?	in the time between the ending and beginning of something	The school is not yet built so in the interim we will have our classes in an office building.
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practice makes perfect What does "practice makes perfect" mean?	you will become better at something if you practice	The tennis player believes that practice makes perfect and spends every evening playing tennis.

read to oneself What does "read to oneself" mean?	to read without saying anything so that other people cannot hear you	I spent the morning in the library reading to myself.
kiss (something) good-bye What does "kiss (something) good-bye" mean?	lose something	"You can kiss your computer good-bye. It is totally destroyed."
wired What does "wired" mean?	connected electronically using cable(s) or radio connections
Dead level best What does "Dead level best" mean?	If you try your dead level best, you try as hard as you possibly could to do something.
Bring on board What does "Bring on board" mean?	To make people embrace the ideas intended by the leader or agree to join a team or project is to bring them on board.

a race against time What does "a race against time" mean?	a rush to beat a deadline	It was a race against time to rescue the miners who were trapped in the mine.
go to any length What does "go to any length" mean?	to do whatever is necessary	The man will go to any length to get what he wants.
B-ball What does "B-ball" mean?	baseball or basketball.	How about some b-ball later?
go back on one's word What does "go back on one's word" mean?	to break one's promise	My supervisor went back on his word when he refused to give me a day off.
have a good head on one's shoulders What does "have a good head on one's shoulders" mean?	to be sensible and intelligent	The supermarket manager has a good head on his shoulders and he should be able to solve the problem.

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In The Interim Idiom