Max Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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max What does max mean?	maximum; greatest/largest possible
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from A to Z What does "from A to Z" mean?	everything about something	The man knows everything from A to Z about cars.
good egg What does "good egg" mean?	a good person	The man is a good egg. Everybody likes him a lot.
spud What does "spud" mean?	potato.	"Addicted to Spuds" (song title).
go hog-wild What does "go hog-wild" mean?	to behave wildly	The little boys went hog-wild during the birthday party.
swallow (something) hook, line, and sinker What does "swallow (something) hook, line, and sinker" mean?	to believe something completely	I swallowed everything hook, line, and sinker when my friend told me the story about how he lost his car keys.
live by one's wits What does "live by one's wits" mean?	survive by being clever	The boy lives by his wits and never has any problems dealing with life.

scum What does "scum" mean?	disgusting, worthless person
come to a bad end What does "come to a bad end" mean?	to have a disaster, to die	The man and his family came to a bad end when they moved to the country.
place (someone) What does "place (someone)" mean?	to recall someone's name	I could not place the woman at the meeting but I knew that I had met her before.
have a lot going (for one) What does "have a lot going (for one)" mean?	have many things working to one's benefit	The woman has a lot going for her and should do well at her job.

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