American Idioms and Expressions

Jackshit Idiom

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jackshit
What does jackshit mean?		nothing; nothing at all

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Apple of your eye
What does "Apple of your eye" mean?		 Something or, more often, someone that is very special to you is the 'apple of your' eye.
smell a rat
What does "smell a rat" mean?		 to be suspicious of someone or something, to feel that something is wrong I smell a rat. There is something wrong with the free credit card offer.

play up (someone or something)
What does "play up (someone or something)" mean?		 to call attention to someone or something, to emphasize someone or somethingDuring the job interview I played up my experience as a computer operator.
make a cold call
What does "make a cold call" mean?		 to visit or telephone a potential but unknown customer from a list of people When he first started to work at his company the salesman was asked to make cold calls from the telephone book.

vivor
What does "vivor" mean?		survivor
Real plum
What does "Real plum" mean?		 A real plum is a good opportunity.
small potatoes
What does "small potatoes" mean?		 something that is not very big or important compared with other things or people The amount of money for the stadium is small potatoes compared to the total cost of the Olympics.

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since time immemorial
What does "since time immemorial" mean?		 since a very long time agoSince time immemorial people have been coming to the hot springs to bathe in the water.
BCGs
What does "BCGs" mean?		birth-control glasses (so called because they were deemed so ugly that women would be scared off)
burn (oneself) out
What does "burn (oneself) out" mean?		 to become very tired and almost sick from doing something for a long time or because of working too hardAfter working long hours for many months the woman finally burned herself out.
Thick as mince
What does "Thick as mince" mean?		(UK) If someone is as thick as mince, they are very stupid indeed.
blow (something)
What does "blow (something)" mean?		 to fail at something, to ruin somethingI think that I blew the final math exam last week.
winks
What does "winks" mean?		sleep
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