Make Believe Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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make believe What does make believe mean?	act as if something is true although one knows that it is not, pretend	The children were playing make believe and pretended that they lived in a castle.
make believe What does make believe mean?	to act as if something is true although one knows that it is not true, to pretend	The children were playing make believe and pretended that they lived in a castle.
	Some Random Idioms
One person's trash is another person's treasure. What does "One person's trash is another person's treasure." mean?	something that one person considers of no value may be considered valuable by somebody else	One person's trash is another person's treasure and my friend likes to look at my old things before I put them in the garbage.

hang up (something) What does "hang up (something)" mean?	place something on a hook/peg/hangar	Everyone was forced to hang up their jackets before they entered the room.
show off What does "show off" mean?	to try to attract attention, to display something	My friend has bought a lot of new clothes that he is trying to show off.
first base What does "first base" mean?	the act of kissing (as a step in increasing levels of sexual intimacy).	First base? Is that all? Just kissing?
in debt What does "in debt" mean?	owing money	The woman is in debt to the furniture store.
keep the home fires burning What does "keep the home fires burning" mean?	keep things going as usual while someone is away	"Don`t worry about anything. I will stay home and keep the home fires burning while you are on your holiday."

Face the music What does "Face the music" mean?	To accept the truth.	It's time to face the music on your donut addiction. Comes from the British military. When someone was court marshaled, there would be a military drum squad playing, hence face the music. The term "drummed out of the military" came from this practice....
go along with (someone) What does "go along with (someone)" mean?	to go with someone, to accompany someone	I plan to go along with my friend to the ice cream parlor.
take a turn for the worse What does "take a turn for the worse" mean?	to become sicker	My aunt took a turn for the worse last week and she is still in the hospital.
start off on the wrong foot What does "start off on the wrong foot" mean?	to start an activity badly, to start a relationship badly	I started off on the wrong foot with my supervisor.

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Make Believe Idiom