American Idioms and Expressions

In The Wrong Place At The Wrong Time Idiom

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in the wrong place at the wrong time
What does in the wrong place at the wrong time mean?
something bad happens in a place or time where you happen to beThe man was in the wrong place at the wrong time when the car hit him.
in the wrong place at the wrong time
What does in the wrong place at the wrong time mean?
something bad happens in a place or time where you happen to be The man was in the wrong place at the wrong time when the car hit him.


Some Random Idioms
feed (someone) a line
What does "feed (someone) a line" mean?
to deceive someoneThe man was feeding me a line about his plans to open a new restaurant downtown.
snail`s pace
What does "snail`s pace" mean?
very slowlyWe went away for the weekend but the cars were moving at a snail`s pace when we came home on Sunday.
as hoarse as a crow
What does "as hoarse as a crow" mean?
very hoarseThe professor was as hoarse as a crow when he finished the lecture.
out for blood
What does "out for blood" mean?
to be very determined to defeat or punish someone, to be very angry at someone My boss was out for blood when he discovered that someone had deleted some files on his computer.

breathe one's last
What does "breathe one's last" mean?
to die, to breathe one's last breath before dying The elderly man breathed his last late yesterday evening.

to hush up
What does "to hush up" mean?
keep news of something from getting out, prevent people from knowing about somethingThe government tried to hush up the bad economic news but the media soon discovered the facts.
gazoo
What does "gazoo" mean?
buttocks
go ape
What does "go ape" mean?
to become very excited, to behave in a crazy wayMy father went ape when he heard how much money I had spent.
blitz
What does "blitz" mean?
attack someone or something successfully

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