Make A Bed Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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make a bed What does make a bed mean?	arrange the sheets and blankets of a bed neatly	My mother always told me to make my bed when I was a child.
make a bed What does make a bed mean?	to arrange the sheets and blankets of a bed neatly	My mother always told me to make my bed when I was a child.
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Horse of a different color What does "Horse of a different color" mean?	Unlike the subject at hand.	Bush and Reagan are both credible, but Clinton is a horse of a different color. Horses are registered at birth and the registration includes a record of their color. When a horse trades hands due to sale, the registration is also transferred. Sometimes the color recorded on the registration may not match the actual color of the horse leading one to suspect the horse is not the one in the registration. Horses sometimes change color as they age, just as some people's hair changes color. More likely the horse is not the one represented on the registration but is actually an entirely different horse.

below par What does "below par" mean?	lower than average, below normal, less than the face value of a bond/stock/currency	The government bonds were selling at a price that was below par.
Chew on a bone What does "Chew on a bone" mean?	If someone is chewing on a bone, he or she is thinking about something intently.
second-rate What does "second-rate" mean?	to be not of the best quality	The performance of the school choir was second-rate and they need more practice to improve.
bring (someone) into line What does "bring (someone) into line" mean?	to persuade or force someone to agree with you	The woman was able to bring the disagreeing members of the committee into line.
screw over What does "screw over" mean?	cheat, lie, or deceive somebody

put (something) in mothballs What does "put (something) in mothballs" mean?	to put something into storage	The old navy ship was put into mothballs by the government.
Even a blind squirrel finds a nut once in a while What does "Even a blind squirrel finds a nut once in a while" mean?	This expression means that even if people are ineffective or misguided, sometimes they can still be correct just by being lucky.
Queer fish What does "Queer fish" mean?	(UK) A strange person is a queer fish.

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Make A Bed Idiom