American Idioms and Expressions

Keep An Open Mind About (something) Idiom

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keep an open mind about (something)
What does keep an open mind about (something) mean?		 to be flexible and willing to listen to other people's opinions and change your own ideasI tried to keep an open mind and was willing to listen to what others said about the problem.

Some Random Idioms
cash in one's chips
What does "cash in one's chips" mean?		 to die (the chips in many gambling games are changed into cash at the end of a game) to die (the chips in many gambling games are changed into cash at the end of a game)After an honorable and fruitful career the judge cashed in his chips at the age of ninety years.
lid
What does "lid" mean?		eyelid
keep an eye on (someone or something)
What does "keep an eye on (someone or something)" mean?		 to watch someone or something carefully, to take care of someone or something I asked my aunt to keep an eye on our apartment while we went for our holiday.

inside out
What does "inside out" mean?		 so that the inside is turned outsideShe turned her purse inside out in order to look for her lost key.
one-off
What does "one-off" mean?		something done or happening only one time; something unique
Bird-brain
What does "Bird-brain" mean?		 Someone who has a bird-brain, or is bird-brained, is stupid.
teething problems
What does "teething problems" mean?		 difficulties/problems that happen in the early stages of a project/activityThe new project which we were trying to start had many teething problems.
Pull out of the fire
What does "Pull out of the fire" mean?		 If you pull something out of the fire, you save or rescue it.
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