American Idioms and Expressions

Let Oneself Go Idiom

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let oneself go What does let oneself go mean?	become less constrained	I went to the party and let myself go for the evening.
let oneself go What does let oneself go mean?	to become less constrained	I went to the party and let myself go for the evening.
let oneself go What does let oneself go mean?	to not take care of oneself	The woman has been letting herself go recently and does not even bother to comb her hair regularly
	Some Random Idioms
mark time What does "mark time" mean?	be idle, wait for something to happen	He has been marking time for over a month now as he waits to hear about the new job.

crack (somebody) up What does "crack (somebody) up" mean?	make somebody laugh
buy it What does "buy it" mean?	die.	He bought it during night patrol.
a slap in the face What does "a slap in the face" mean?	an insult	The terrible candidate who won the city election was a slap in the face to the voters.
cut-and-dried What does "cut-and-dried" mean?	obvious, routine, straightforward	The instructions for the machine were cut-and-dried and very easy to understand.
let (someone) have it What does "let (someone) have it" mean?	hit someone hard, scold someone angrily	He let the other man have it when they had a fight on the bus.
play one's cards close to one's chest What does "play one's cards close to one's chest" mean?	to be secretive and cautious about something	My colleague was playing his cards close to his chest when he began to talk to our competitor.

a pat on the back What does "a pat on the back" mean?	praise, congratulations, encouragement	The man was given a pat on the back for his efforts to stop pollution in the river.
turn over What does "turn over" mean?	to sell	We were able to turn over most of our stock of air conditioners during the summer.
citizen's arrest What does "citizen's arrest" mean?	an arrest which may be made by somebody without a warrant when somebody commits a crime	The local politician tried to make a citizen's arrest of the violent beggar.
there is more than one way to skin a cat What does "there is more than one way to skin a cat" mean?	there is more than one way to do something	I knew that there was more than one way to skin a cat so I did not worry about the rules and time limit of my project.
eat one`s heart out What does "eat one`s heart out" mean?	to be envious, to be very sad	"You can eat your heart out - I am going to Hawaii for three weeks!" eat one`s words - to admit being wrong in something that one has

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