American Idioms and Expressions

Make A Note Of (something) Idiom

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make a note of (something)
What does make a note of (something) mean?
write something downI made a note of the people that I was going to phone on the weekend.

Some Random Idioms
Jump the shark
What does "Jump the shark" mean?
Said of a salient point in a television show or other activity at which the popularity thereof begins to wane: The Flintstones jumped the shark when a man from outer space came to visit them. The expression derives from an episode of the television sitcom 'Happy Days' in which Fonzie, clad in leather jacket and on water skis, jumps over a shark. That episode was widely seen as the beginning of the end for the formerly popular series.
have an eye for (something)
What does "have an eye for (something)" mean?
to be able to judge something correctly, to have good taste in something My father has an eye for ceramic plates and he has a large collection of them.

go belly up
What does "go belly up" mean?
to go out of business because of financial problems The small computer company went belly up several months ago.

top dog
What does "top dog" mean?
leader; head of a group; powerful person in an organization
nothing succeeds like success
What does "nothing succeeds like success" mean?
when you are successful you will become more confident and gain respect which will lead to even greater successNothing succeeds like success and after my sister got her first promotion she began to do better and better at her job.
It takes a village to raise a child
What does "It takes a village to raise a child" mean?
It takes many people to teach a child all that he or she should know.
Come again.
What does "Come again." mean?
Please repeat or say that again. "Come again. I did not hear you the first time."

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