American Idioms and Expressions

Make Points With (someone) Idiom

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make points with (someone)
What does make points with (someone) mean?
gain favor with someoneI am sure that the woman is more interested in making points with her boss than doing a good job.

Some Random Idioms
klotz
What does "klotz" mean?
clumsy, often dumb, person
white lie
What does "white lie" mean?
a harmless or small lie told to be polite or to avoid hurting someone's feelings I told my supervisor a white lie yesterday and said that I was sick when actually I was not.

OK
What does "OK" mean?
(3) in satisfactory condition; well.A: "You look awfully pale. Are you OK?"B: "Actually, I'm not. I have a terrible headache. "
get (something) into/through (someone`s) head
What does "get (something) into/through (someone`s) head" mean?
to make someone understand or believe somethingIt was difficult to get it through the bank manager's head that I did not want a credit card.
bingo
What does "bingo" mean?
minimum amount of fuel needed to safely return to base. Bingo fuel. We're heading back, now.
get down to business
What does "get down to business" mean?
to start working or doing the business at handWe decided to get down to business and try to finish our work quickly.
get one's walking papers
What does "get one's walking papers" mean?
to get fired The young man got his walking papers for being late too often.

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