Legal Age Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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legal age What does legal age mean?	the age when a person can do things such as buy cigarettes or when they are responsible for their actions	The young men were not of legal age and were unable to buy any cigarettes.
legal age What does legal age mean?	the age when a person can do things such as buy alcohol or cigarettes or when they are responsible for their actions and can borrow money etc.	The young men were not of legal age and could not buy cigarettes.
	Some Random Idioms
dig some dirt up on (someone) or dig up some dirt on (someone) What does "dig some dirt up on (someone) or dig up some dirt on (someone)" mean?	to find out something bad about someone	The newspaper worked hard to dig up some dirt on the politician.

have a field day What does "have a field day" mean?	have a wild time	The media had a field day with the scandal in the local city government.
on (someone`s) back What does "on (someone`s) back" mean?	constantly criticizing someone, pressuring someone	My sister is always on her daughter's back to clean up her room.
ruffle its feathers What does "ruffle its feathers" mean?	a bird points its feathers outward	The bird sat in the tree and ruffled its feathers.
Teeny-weeny What does "Teeny-weeny" mean?	If something is teensy-weensy, it is very small indeed.('Teeny-weeny' and 'teensie-weensie' are also used.)
for free What does "for free" mean?	for no charge or cost	We were able to get a television set from our neighbor for free.
run around like a chicken with its head cut off What does "run around like a chicken with its head cut off" mean?	to be in a state of chaos, to run around with what seems to be no purpose	I spent the morning running around like a chicken with its head cut off when I heard that my mother was in the hospital.
fall through What does "fall through" mean?	to fail, to not happen	My plan to go abroad fell through when my father refused to lend me some money.

live in a fish bowl What does "live in a fish bowl" mean?	to live where many people know about your life and personal business	The small town was like living in a fish bowl. Everybody knew what I was doing.
Never a rose without the prick What does "Never a rose without the prick" mean?	This means that good things always have something bad as well; like the thorns on the stem of a rose.
Have a heart! What does "Have a heart!" mean?	Don't be unkind or do something mean or cruel!	"Have a heart," I told my supervisor when he said that I must work during the weekend.
Prim and proper What does "Prim and proper" mean?	Someone who is prim and proper always behaves in the correct way and never breaks the rules of etiquette.
out of proportion What does "out of proportion" mean?	to be showing the wrong proportion relative to something else	The size of the curtains were out of proportion to the small window that we wanted to use them for.

American Idioms and Expressions

Legal Age Idiom