Max Out Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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max out What does max out mean?	use up completely.	She maxed out her credit cards shopping last weekend.
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teach someone a lesson What does "teach someone a lesson" mean?	to do something to someone in order to punish him or her for their bad behavior	My friend is always late so I taught her a lesson and left our meeting place before she had arrived.

and so on What does "and so on" mean?	and other similar details, et cetera	I was hot and I was tired and I did not have any water and so on. It was terrible.
ham it up What does "ham it up" mean?	do something silly or try to exaggerate something in a funny way	I was hamming it up with my friend in front of the principal's office.
bang/beat one's head against the wall What does "bang/beat one's head against the wall" mean?	to try to do something that is hopeless	I am banging my head against the wall when I try to ask my boss for something.
get going What does "get going" mean?	to begin, to act, to go	"Let's get going and begin to clean the house."
Out of my league What does "Out of my league" mean?	If someone or something is out of your league, you aren't good enough or rich enough, etc, for it or them.
broke What does "broke" mean?	to have no money	I spent all of my money on my holiday and I am now broke.

play chicken What does "play chicken" mean?	to do something dangerous in order to see who becomes frightened first and stops	The two boys were playing chicken in the schoolyard.
cry out for (someone or something) What does "cry out for (someone or something)" mean?	to need someone or something badly, to lack something	The new room that we built cries out for new furniture. The baby cried out for her mother.
Get along famously What does "Get along famously" mean?	If people get along famously, they have an exceedingly good relationship.
shell out money What does "shell out money" mean?	to pay money	I shelled out much money for the new stereo.
ham it up What does "ham it up" mean?	do something silly or try to exaggerate something in a funny way	I was hamming it up with my friend in front of the principal's office.

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