American Idioms and Expressions

Let Oneself/something Go Idiom

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let oneself/something go
What does let oneself/something go mean?
not take care of oneself/somethingThe woman has been letting herself go recently and doesn't even bother to comb her hair regularly

Some Random Idioms
early to bed, early to rise
What does "early to bed, early to rise" mean?
going to bed early is good for you going to bed early is good for youThe man believed that early to bed, early to rise was good for him and he always went to bed at 9:30 every night.
stat
What does "stat" mean?
immediately. Get him to the ER stat.
fair to middling
What does "fair to middling" mean?
a little better than acceptable, so-so I was feeling fair to middling when my friend asked me how I was.

as silly as a goose
What does "as silly as a goose" mean?
very foolish, very sillyMy aunt acted as silly as a goose last evening.
GMTA
What does "GMTA" mean?
great minds think alike
in pencil
What does "in pencil" mean?
written or signed with a pencil I wrote the test in pencil so that I could change my answers easily.

come out in the wash
What does "come out in the wash" mean?
to work out all right, to turn out well in the end, to become understood eventually Everything came out in the wash as the students discussed their problems.

in the final/last analysis
What does "in the final/last analysis" mean?
in truth, when all the facts are knownIn the final analysis I believe that it will be impossible to continue with our present policy.
fizzle out
What does "fizzle out" mean?
to fail after a good start, to end in failureThe party began to fizzle out at midnight when many people went home.

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