American Idioms and Expressions

Kiss (something) Good Bye Idiom

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kiss (something) good-bye
What does kiss (something) good-bye mean?
lose something"You can kiss your computer good-bye. It is totally destroyed."

Some Random Idioms
take a break
What does "take a break" mean?
to have a short rest period in one's workI stopped to take a break after working all morning.
sucker list
What does "sucker list" mean?
a list of people who can be easily persuaded to buy somethingThe salesman used a sucker list to try and get people to buy his new product.
buyer's market
What does "buyer's market" mean?
a situation where there are more sellers than buyers of a product or service and the buyers have an advantage It was a buyer's market and the price of fruit was very cheap.

Cast a long shadow
What does "Cast a long shadow" mean?
Something or someone that casts a long shadow has considerable influence on other people or events.
land of Nod
What does "land of Nod" mean?
sleepI entered the land of Nod as soon as my head hit the pillow.
lost in the shuffle
What does "lost in the shuffle" mean?
be overlooked in a confused or crowded situation be overlooked in a confused or crowded situationWhen we moved to a new office all of our sales receipts were lost in the shuffle of the move
have a crush (on someone)
What does "have a crush (on someone)" mean?
have strong feelings of love for someone (often for a short time and with no results) have strong feelings of love for someone (often for a short time and with no results)The young girl had a crush on her teacher in junior high school but of course it was an impossible situation.
grind to a halt
What does "grind to a halt" mean?
to slow down and stop (like a machine when it is turned off)The city ground to a halt when the electric power was off for five hours.

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