American Idioms and Expressions

Make Time With (someone) Idiom

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make time with (someone)
What does make time with (someone) mean?
flirt with someoneThe man was trying to make time with the waitress in the restaurant.

Some Random Idioms
birthday suit
What does "birthday suit" mean?
complete nakedness The little boy was running through the park in his birthday suit.

pride oneself on/in (something)
What does "pride oneself on/in (something)" mean?
to take special pride in somethingMy father prides himself on the fact that he has never been absent from work in his life.
no hard feelings
What does "no hard feelings" mean?
no anger or resentmentThere were no hard feelings between the two women after they got into a fight at work.
fart sake
What does "fart sake" mean?
bedroll; sleeping bag
keep one's opinions to oneself
What does "keep one's opinions to oneself" mean?
don't give your opinion (especially when you disagree with others)I try to keep my opinions to myself when I talk to my father about the local city government.
close at hand
What does "close at hand" mean?
within reach, handy There were no restaurants close at hand when we decided to go out for dinner.

tell time
What does "tell time" mean?
to report the correct time, to be able to read time from a clock or watchThe child is only now learning to tell time.
drop a hint
What does "drop a hint" mean?
to casually make a hint or suggestion about somethingThe clerk dropped a hint that he wanted to transfer to the new department.
as red as a rose
What does "as red as a rose" mean?
intensely red The morning sunrise was as red as a rose.

Wolf in sheep's clothing
What does "Wolf in sheep's clothing" mean?
A wolf in sheep's clothing is something dangerous that looks quite safe and innocent.
evil eye
What does "evil eye" mean?
the power to harm people just by looking at them (as some people believe) The man seemed to give me the evil eye when I met him at the ceremony.

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