American Idioms and Expressions

Keep Company (with Someone) Idiom

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keep company (with someone)
What does keep company (with someone) mean?
associate with or spend much time with someoneI like to keep company with my friends from university.

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sit (something) out
What does "sit (something) out" mean?
to not participate in something, to wait until something is overI am planning to sit the meeting out as I am very tired today.
be out of here
What does "be out of here" mean?
be departing or leaving right now; be thrown out of a game or party. I'm out of here. No point in staying.
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.
take (a company) public
What does "take (a company) public" mean?
to sell shares of a company to the general publicWe decided to take our company public in order to raise money to expand our factory.
U-turn
What does "U-turn" mean?
If a government changes its position radically on an issue, especially when they have promised not to do so, this is a U-turn.
win (something) hands down
What does "win (something) hands down" mean?
easily, without a doubtThe new mayor won the election hands down.
full of it
What does "full of it" mean?
lying; dumb (from "full of shit"). He's so full of it, no one should believe anything he says.
get time off
What does "get time off" mean?
to receive a holiday from workI can never get time off in the summer.

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