American Idioms and Expressions

Look High And Low For (someone Or Something) Idiom

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look high and low for (someone or something)
What does look high and low for (someone or something) mean?		 look carefully in every possible place for someone or somethingWe looked high and low for my grandmother's hearing aide but we could not find it.

Some Random Idioms
sweat bullets
What does "sweat bullets" mean?		 feel very tense or anxious
blow it out your ear
What does "blow it out your ear" mean?		 go away; no way (expression of disbelief). Blow it out your ear! No one cares.
a rolling stone
What does "a rolling stone" mean?		 a person who does not live or work in one placeThe man is a rolling stone and I never know where to find him.
clean bill of health
What does "clean bill of health" mean?		 the assurance that an animal or person is healthyThe astronaut was given a clean bill of health before he began training.
tell time
What does "tell time" mean?		 to report the correct time, to be able to read time from a clock or watchThe child is only now learning to tell time.
Pull your punches
What does "Pull your punches" mean?		 If you pull your punches, you do not use all the power or authority at your disposal.
go through with (something)
What does "go through with (something)" mean?		 to do something as planned or as agreed, to finish something We will go through with our plans to build the new product.

butt in (on someone or something)
What does "butt in (on someone or something)" mean?		 to interrupt someone or somethingI do not like that woman because she always butts in on our conversations while we are talking.
picked over
What does "picked over" mean?		 rejected, wornAll of the best shoes were picked over in the shoe sale.
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