Jerk Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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jerk What does jerk mean?	dumb, unappealing person
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fair play What does "fair play" mean?	justice, equal and right action	The boy believes in fair play and is a good person to have on our team.

lead (someone) on a merry chase What does "lead (someone) on a merry chase" mean?	lead someone on a chase with no purpose	The criminal led the police on a merry chase before they finally arrested him.
look to (something) What does "look to (something)" mean?	attend to something, take care of something	She is a wonderful nurse and spends a great deal of time looking to the needs of her patients.
Know your onions What does "Know your onions" mean?	If someone is very well-informed about something, they know their onions.
get to the heart of (something) What does "get to the heart of (something)" mean?	to understand the most important thing about something	We were in the meeting for three hours trying to get to the heart of the problem.
if the cap fits wear it What does "if the cap fits wear it" mean?	if you criticize another person and you also deserve criticism then you should accept the criticism and try and change	The girl criticized her friend for borrowing money. However, she herself always borrowed money so she should remember that if the cap fits wear it.
be up What does "be up" mean?	to expire, to be finished	The time was up so we went home.
drop the ball What does "drop the ball" mean?	blunder; fail

turn beet-red What does "turn beet-red" mean?	to become red in the face because you are embarrassed	The girl turned beet-red when her friend asked about her boyfriend.
save face What does "save face" mean?	to save one's good reputation or dignity when something has happened to hurt him or her	The government was unable to save face after they failed to deal with the crisis properly.
a sitting duck What does "a sitting duck" mean?	an unsuspecting person who is easily fooled - as if he or she were waiting to be attacked	The woman was a sitting duck for the thief when she sat on the bench with her purse beside her.
a dark horse What does "a dark horse" mean?	a candidate who is little known to the general public	The candidate for mayor was a dark horse until he gave some good speeches on TV.
reject (something) out of hand What does "reject (something) out of hand" mean?	to decide without thinking about it not to accept an idea or argument or plan	The company rejected the union's demands out of hand.
bury the hatchet What does "bury the hatchet" mean?	to stop arguing and become friendly with someone	My friend buried the hatchet with his brother and they are now friendly again.

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Jerk Idiom