American Idioms and Expressions

Make A Hit Idiom

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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.
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Talk out of your hat What does "Talk out of your hat" mean?	If someone is talking out of their hat, they're talking utter rubbish, especially if compounded with total ignorance of the subject on which they are pontificating. ('Talk through your hat' is also used.)
clean up one's act What does "clean up one's act" mean?	to improve one's performance	The mayor will have to clean up his act if he wants to get elected again. clear Idioms
fool around What does "fool around" mean?	to spend time playing rather than working, to waste time	If the man would spend less time fooling around he would be able to get more work done.
all night long What does "all night long" mean?	throughout the whole night	We could hear the people next door talking all night long.
get it through one`s head What does "get it through one`s head" mean?	to understand/believe something	The man has got it through his head that he will get a job without making any effort.

(to be) in high spirits What does "(to be) in high spirits" mean?	to have much energy, to be cheerful	They are in high spirits since their home team won the tournament.
right off the bat What does "right off the bat" mean?	immediately, from the beginning	I told my boss right off the bat that we did not need a new computer for the office.

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