American Idioms and Expressions

Leave A Bad Taste In One`s Mouth Idiom

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leave a bad taste in one`s mouth
What does leave a bad taste in one`s mouth mean?		 leave a bad impression, make one feel disgustedThe way that the company fired the workers left a bad taste in everyone`s mouth.
leave a bad taste in one`s mouth
What does leave a bad taste in one`s mouth mean?		 to leave a bad feeling or memory with someoneThe way that the company treated us left a bad taste in our mouth.

Some Random Idioms
live high off the hog
What does "live high off the hog" mean?		 to be living in prosperous circumstances to be living in prosperous circumstancesI have been living high off the hog since I got my new job with its high salary.
turnover (of products)
What does "turnover (of products)" mean?		 the rate at which a product is sold and replaced The turnover of cold drinks is very high in the store.

back out (something) from a parking space or back (something) out of a parking space
What does "back out (something) from a parking space or back (something) out of a parking space" mean?		 to drive a vehicle out of a parking space The woman backed the car out of the parking space.

shoulder to shoulder
What does "shoulder to shoulder" mean?		 side by side, with a shared purposeThe firefighters worked shoulder to shoulder to help prevent the house from burning.
code
What does "code" mean?		 go into cardiac arrest and require resuscitation
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take the law into one's own hands
What does "take the law into one's own hands" mean?		 to act as a judge and jury for someone who has done something wrongThe soldiers took the law into their own hands when they entered the town.
croak
What does "croak" mean?		 die
put a bee in (someone's) bonnet
What does "put a bee in (someone's) bonnet" mean?		 to give someone an idea (about something)I put a bee in my friend's bonnet with my plans to go to Germany to study.
firsthand
What does "firsthand" mean?		 directly I learned the news from my sister firsthand.

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