American Idioms and Expressions

Make A Fool Out Of (someone) Idiom

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make a fool out of (someone)
What does make a fool out of (someone) mean?
make someone look foolishThe secretary made a fool out of her boss when she argued with him at the meeting.

Some Random Idioms
tool
What does "tool" mean?
drive at high speed in a car
butt heads with (someone)
What does "butt heads with (someone)" mean?
to quarrel or argue about something with someone The man often butts heads with his boss during a meeting.

piggyback
What does "piggyback" mean?
sitting or being carried on the back and shouldersThe man was carrying his child around the room piggyback style.
bug (someone)
What does "bug (someone)" mean?
to irritate or bother someoneThe boy's rude behavior is beginning to bug me.
Sell your soul
What does "Sell your soul" mean?
If someone sells their soul, their betray the most precious beliefs.
drop the subject
What does "drop the subject" mean?
to stop talking about somethingMy friend was getting angry while we were talking about money so I decided to drop the subject.
drop/dump (something) in (someone's) lap
What does "drop/dump (something) in (someone's) lap" mean?
give a problem that you have to someone else to solveMy supervisor dumped some extra work in my lap just before I was going to go home.
break the ice
What does "break the ice" mean?
to do or say something to ease tensions between people, to relax and start a conversation in a formal situation Everybody at the party was very quiet until the host helped to break the ice.

Q-sign
What does "Q-sign" mean?
comatose patient with mouth open and tongue hanging out
as well
What does "as well" mean?
in addition, also, tooI plan to take a computer course this summer as well.

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