American Idioms and Expressions

Knock (someone) Off Idiom

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knock (someone) off
What does knock (someone) off mean?		 murder someoneThe owner of the shop was knocked off in the robbery last week.

Some Random Idioms
wild goose chase
What does "wild goose chase" mean?		 a chase that is futile or worthless The motorcycle riders led the police on a wild goose chase.

Owl Idioms



crap-list
What does "crap-list" mean?		list of worthless or troublesome people
toast
What does "toast" mean?		 in trouble; at risk of punishment
You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours.
What does "You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours." mean?		 if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor "You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours," is a common expression in the construction industry.

Blood Idioms

take a hint
What does "take a hint" mean?		 to understand what is hinted at and behave accordinglyThe man is unable to take a hint and does not notice when people are angry at him.
go belly up
What does "go belly up" mean?		 die
take out (something)
What does "take out (something)" mean?		 to remove something from somewhere, to extract somethingThe teacher asked us to take out our books.
half-baked
What does "half-baked" mean?		 to be not thought about or studied carefully Our friend has a half-baked idea about starting a new business but most of us think that it will fail.

pits
What does "pits" mean?		something very poor or undesirable
not have the stomach for (something)
What does "not have the stomach for (something)" mean?		 to have no desire to do something because you think that it is unpleasant or wrong I do not have the stomach to talk with my friend about his work and financial problems.

lose one's head over (someone or something)
What does "lose one's head over (someone or something)" mean?		 to become confused or obsessed over somethingThe woman lost her head during the investigation into the company problems.
had better (do something)
What does "had better (do something)" mean?		 should do something, ought to do somethingI had better go now or I will be late for class.
heart skips/misses a beat
What does "heart skips/misses a beat" mean?		 be startled or excited from surprise/joy/frightMy heart skipped a beat when the truck almost hit us last night.
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