Lower One's Voice Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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lower one's voice What does lower one's voice mean?	speak more softly	The usher in the movie theater asked me to lower my voice.
lower one's voice What does lower one's voice mean?	to speak more softly	The teacher asked the student to lower his voice.
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pour out one's heart to (someone) What does "pour out one's heart to (someone)" mean?	to tell everything about something to someone	The girl poured out her heart to her mother when she returned home from work.

either feast or famine What does "either feast or famine" mean?	to be/have either too much or not enough of something	It is either feast or famine for the woman. Sometimes she has lots of money and sometimes she has none.
carry through with (something) What does "carry through with (something)" mean?	to put a plan into action	The company carried through with its plan to open a new factory.
bit by bit What does "bit by bit" mean?	gradually	I am finishing my school project bit by bit.
Throw someone under the bus What does "Throw someone under the bus" mean?	To throw someone under the bus is to get the person in trouble either by placing blame on that person or not standing up for him.
hard on (someone or something) What does "hard on (someone or something)" mean?	treat someone or something roughly	His son is very hard on shoes.
Knock the pins from under someone What does "Knock the pins from under someone" mean?	If someone knocks the pins from under you, they let you down.

something about (someone or something) What does "something about (someone or something)" mean?	something strange/special/curious about someone or something	There is something about the woman that is very strange.
cost an arm and a leg What does "cost an arm and a leg" mean?	to cost much money	My father's new car cost an arm and a leg.
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.
out for blood What does "out for blood" mean?	to be very determined to defeat or punish someone, to be very angry at someone	My boss was out for blood when he discovered that someone had deleted some files on his computer.

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Lower One's Voice Idiom