Make A Hit Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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make a hit What does make a hit mean?	be successful	Her cake made a hit at the party.
make a hit What does make a hit mean?	to be successful	The chocolate cake made a hit at the party.
	Some Random Idioms
FOOBAR What does "FOOBAR" mean?	fucked up beyond all recognition; very gravely damaged or in very poor condition (n.b.: the "oo" reflects the pronunciation of the acronym).	The project? Totally fubar.
City of Brotherly Love What does "City of Brotherly Love" mean?	Philadelphia
cut class What does "cut class" mean?	to not go to class	I decided to cut class in order to study for my geography test.
white elephant What does "white elephant" mean?	a useless possession (that often costs money to maintain)	The new airport is a white elephant and nobody wants to use it.
Death warmed up What does "Death warmed up" mean?	(UK) If someone looks like death warmed up, they look very ill indeed. ('death warmed over' is the American form)
give in to (someone) What does "give in to (someone)" mean?	to do what another person wants rather than to fight and argue against him or her	After eight weeks of negotiations we gave in and agreed to sell the machinery at a discount.
Great Scott What does "Great Scott" mean?	An exclamation of surprise.
shmen What does "shmen" mean?	freshmen; first-year college students
see the world/things through rose-colored glasses What does "see the world/things through rose-colored glasses" mean?	to see only the good things about something, to be too optimistic	She is unrealistic and tends to see the world through rose-colored glasses.
bang for the buck What does "bang for the buck" mean?	idiom. value or return for money used

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Make A Hit Idiom