Jive Talk Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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jive talk What does jive talk mean?	slang; currently popular words and phrases
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High-wire act What does "High-wire act" mean?	A high-wire act is a dangerous or risky strategy, plan, task, etc.

IIRC What does "IIRC" mean?	if I recall/remember correctly
There's the rub What does "There's the rub" mean?	The meaning of this idiom is 'that's the problem'.
all eyes are on (someone or something) What does "all eyes are on (someone or something)" mean?	everyone is waiting eagerly for someone to appear or something to happen	All eyes were on the singer when he walked onto the stage.
scare (someone) silly What does "scare (someone) silly" mean?	to frighten someone very much	The mouse scared the girl silly.
have the makings of (something) What does "have the makings of (something)" mean?	possess the qualities that are needed for something	The new soccer player has the makings of a great star.
believe one`s eyes What does "believe one`s eyes" mean?	to believe what one is seeing	We could not believe our eyes when we saw the three bears on the highway. I will believe my eyes when I see the new movie.

curdle (someone's) blood What does "curdle (someone's) blood" mean?	frighten someone	The sight of the accident scene curdled my blood.
teach one's grandmother to suck eggs What does "teach one's grandmother to suck eggs" mean?	to try to tell someone with more knowledge than yourself how to do something	Showing the computer expert how to solve the computer problem was like teaching my grandmother to suck eggs.
lose one's train of thought What does "lose one's train of thought" mean?	forget what one was talking or thinking about	I lost my train of thought when I was talking on the telephone to my friend.
iron fist in a velvet glove What does "iron fist in a velvet glove" mean?	kind and gentle on the outside but determined and ruthless on the inside	The government committee used an iron fist in a velvet glove to get the information that they wanted.
hold one's nose What does "hold one's nose" mean?	to accept that you have to do something that you do not want to do	I had to hold my nose and sign the legal contract which I did not want to sign.

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