American Idioms and Expressions

Make A Stink (about Something) Idiom

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make a stink (about something) What does make a stink (about something) mean?	make a major issue out of something	The woman went to the store to make a stink about the broken CD player that she had bought.
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on credit What does "on credit" mean?	to buy something using credit	I bought the new stereo on credit.
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what with What does "what with" mean?	because, as a result of	We wanted to go away for a holiday but what with moving to a new house we are too busy to go anywhere.
of one mind What does "of one mind" mean?	to have the same opinion about something, to agree on something with someone else	The finance committee was of one mind when they made this year's budget.

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