American Idioms and Expressions

Make An Offer Idiom

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make an offer
What does make an offer mean?
to make a financial proposal for a product or serviceWe want to buy the house and we plan to make an offer on Saturday.
make an offer
What does make an offer mean?
to make a financial or other proposal for a product or serviceI plan to make an offer and try to buy the house that I like.
make an offer
What does make an offer mean?
to make a financial proposal for a product or service We plan to make an offer to buy the house on Saturday.

make an offer
What does make an offer mean?
to make a financial or other proposal for a product or service I will make an offer and try to buy the house that I like.


Some Random Idioms
chilled to the bone
What does "chilled to the bone" mean?
very cold I was chilled to the bone after swimming in the cold lake.

Stool pigeon
What does "Stool pigeon" mean?
A stool pigeon is a police informer.
as warm as toast
What does "as warm as toast" mean?
very warm and cozyOur house was as warm as toast when we went in from the rain.
kiss up to
What does "kiss up to" mean?
flatter; be obsequious to somebody
have a heart of stone
What does "have a heart of stone" mean?
to be cold and unfriendlyThe man who murdered his wife and children has a heart of stone.
take a dump
What does "take a dump" mean?
move one's bowels; defacate
Play for time
What does "Play for time" mean?
If you play for time, you delay something because because you are not ready or need more time to thing about it. Eg. I knew I had to play for time until the police arrived.
bring (something) to (someone's) attention
What does "bring (something) to (someone's) attention" mean?
to make someone aware of somethingThere was a mistake in the textbook which the student brought to the teacher's attention.
go out of fashion/style
What does "go out of fashion/style" mean?
to become unfashionableStriped pants have recently gone out of fashion.
make (someone) eat crow
What does "make (someone) eat crow" mean?
to cause someone to admit an error or retract a statement We made our boss eat crow when we discovered the mistake that he made with our work schedule.

ditch
What does "ditch" mean?
get rid of; abandon (somebody or something). Oh, just ditch him. No one wants him anyway.

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