Keep One`s Word Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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keep one`s word What does keep one`s word mean?	fulfill/keep one`s promise	She never keeps her word, so I don`t believe that she will come to the party as she said.
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on trial What does "on trial" mean?	to be tried in court	The man is on trial for stealing money from his company.

straight from the horse`s mouth What does "straight from the horse`s mouth" mean?	to hear something directly from the person involved	I heard about my friend`s wedding straight from the horse`s mouth.
sleep on (something) What does "sleep on (something)" mean?	to think about something, to consider something, to decide something later	"I will sleep on the proposal tonight and I will give you an answer tomorrow."
catch a cold What does "catch a cold" mean?	to become sick with a cold	I caught a cold because of the rain and the cold weather.
copper What does "copper" mean?	police officer
lose one's grip What does "lose one's grip" mean?	lose control of a situation	I think that our boss is losing his grip in his ability to control the workplace.
call (something) in What does "call (something) in" mean?	to collect something for payment, to withdraw something from circulation	The bank decided to call in the business loan.
chalk up (something) What does "chalk up (something)" mean?	to record something	The stock prices of the company chalked up a big increase last week.

cast a (critical/expert/professional) eye over (someone or something) What does "cast a (critical/expert/professional) eye over (someone or something)" mean?	to look at someone or something in a critical or expert or professional way	The movie director cast a critical eye over the movie script from the writer.
out of the loop What does "out of the loop" mean?	to not be part of a group of people that is kept up-to-date with information about something	I was out of the loop during the negotiations and did not know what was going on.
come off What does "come off" mean?	to be successful, to happen	The party came off without any problems and everyone was happy.
fat of the land What does "fat of the land" mean?	the best of everything (without having to work for it)	My friend wants to move to the country and live off the fat of the land.

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Keep One`s Word Idiom