Make An Appearance Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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make an appearance What does make an appearance mean?	appear somewhere, appear in a performance	The famous actor made an appearance at the party for the politician.
make an appearance What does make an appearance mean?	to appear somewhere, to appear in a performance	The famous actor made an appearance at the party.
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roll up one`s sleeves What does "roll up one`s sleeves" mean?	to prepare to work hard or seriously at something	Everybody in our club rolled up their sleeves to help prepare for the party.

Black hole What does "Black hole" mean?	If there is a black hole in financial accounts, money has disappeared.
warm the bench What does "warm the bench" mean?	sit on a bench and not play during a game	The young player spent most of the game warming the bench.
come out for (something) What does "come out for (something)" mean?	to appear for something, to attend something	Many people came out for the concert in the park.
rain or shine What does "rain or shine" mean?	no matter whether it rains or the sun shines	We plan to go to the beach tomorrow rain or shine.
have elbow room What does "have elbow room" mean?	to have enough space	We have lots of elbow room in our new house.

have one's eyes glued to (something) What does "have one's eyes glued to (something)" mean?	to watch something very carefully and not look away from it	Everybody in the airport lobby had their eyes glued to the television screen.
above reproach What does "above reproach" mean?	to be not deserving of blame or criticism	The actions of the police officer were above reproach.
behind closed doors What does "behind closed doors" mean?	in secret	The meeting to settle the dispute took place behind closed doors.
drop What does "drop" mean?	knock someone to the ground
pick up a radio wave etc. What does "pick up a radio wave etc." mean?	to catch or receive the sound of a radio etc.	We could not pick up any radio stations when we were travelling through the mountains.

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Make An Appearance Idiom