American Idioms and Expressions

Make Friends Idiom

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make friends
What does make friends mean?
form friendships with people or animalsShe is shy and is not able to make friends easily.
make friends
What does make friends mean?
to form friendships with people or animals The girl is shy and is not able to make friends easily.


Some Random Idioms
New brush sweeps clean
What does "New brush sweeps clean" mean?
'A new brush sweeps clean' means that someone with a new perspective can make great changes. However, the full version is 'a new brush sweeps clean, but an old brush knows the corners', which warns that experience is also a valuable thing. Sometimes 'broom' is used instead of 'brush'.
run off at the mouth
What does "run off at the mouth" mean?
to talk excessivelyMy classmate is always running off at the mouth about something.
bones
What does "bones" mean?
dice. Roll 'dem bones.
jump to conclusions
What does "jump to conclusions" mean?
make a quick conclusion without thinking about it"Please don`t jump to conclusions over who broke the computer."
enter (someone's) mind
What does "enter (someone's) mind" mean?
to come into someone's mind (used for an idea or thought)It never entered my mind that my friend would leave his job.
make one`s own way
What does "make one`s own way" mean?
rely on one`s own abilitiesHis father wants him to join the family business but he wants to make his own way and do something different.
what`s (up) with (someone)
What does "what`s (up) with (someone)" mean?
what is happening/wrong, how is everything"What`s up with the new supervisor? He seems very angry this morning."
hands down
What does "hands down" mean?
easily, unopposedI won the election hands down for the position of class president.
sit on one's hands
What does "sit on one's hands" mean?
to do nothing, to fail to helpThe manager sat on her hands and refused to do anything about the complaints that she had received.

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