American Idioms and Expressions

Lend Someone A Hand Idiom

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lend someone a hand
What does lend someone a hand mean?		 help someone. "I can't do this alone. Can you lend me ahand?"
lend (someone) a hand
What does lend (someone) a hand mean?		 to give someone some help I asked my friend to lend me a hand to move the furniture.


Some Random Idioms
keep quiet
What does "keep quiet" mean?		 remain silent"Could you please keep quiet and listen to the instructions."
cut back on (something)
What does "cut back on (something)" mean?		 to use fewer or use less of something We were forced to cut back on the number of people who were invited to the party.

wrack one's brains
What does "wrack one's brains" mean?		 think very hard or very deeply. I'm wracking my brains but just can't remember her name.
in tandem
What does "in tandem" mean?		 in single fileAll of the students walked in tandem as they went to the sports festival.
chew (someone) out
What does "chew (someone) out" mean?		 to scold someoneThe girl began to chew her boyfriend out in the supermarket.
play for keeps
What does "play for keeps" mean?		 to do something that is permanent and a serious moveMy friend was playing for keeps when he refused to give his boss the information that he had requested.
get the day off
What does "get the day off" mean?		 to have a free day from workI hope to get the day off tomorrow so I can visit my grandfather in the hospital.
TGIF
What does "TGIF" mean?		 Thank Goodness (God) It's Friday Thank Goodness (God) It's FridayThe restaurant had a large TGIF sign on the door and all drinks were half price.
to heel
What does "to heel" mean?		 to be under controlThe army brought the citizens to heel as soon as they entered the town.
find it in one's heart to (do something)
What does "find it in one's heart to (do something)" mean?		 to have the courage or compassion to do somethingI could not find it in my heart to tell the young woman that she could not continue to work at the company.
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