American Idioms and Expressions

Meet (someone) Half Way Idiom

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meet (someone) half-way
What does meet (someone) half-way mean?		 make a compromise with someoneHe is very stubborn and is never willing to meet his friends half-way.

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con (someone) out of (something)
What does "con (someone) out of (something)" mean?		 to trick someone out of money or something valuableThe man on the street corner tried to con the woman out of some money.
Pull in the reins
What does "Pull in the reins" mean?		 When you pull in the reins, you slow down or stop something that has been a bit out of control.
string (something) out
What does "string (something) out" mean?		 to make something extend over a great distance or over a long period of timeThe soccer games were strung out over a period of four weeks.
for good measure
What does "for good measure" mean?		 a little extra, as a little moreThe recipe called for one piece of garlic but for good measure we put in four pieces.
give (someone) the shirt off one's back
What does "give (someone) the shirt off one's back" mean?		 to be very generous to someone My friend is a very generous person and will be happy to give you the shirt off his back.

fade
What does "fade" mean?		 leave; depart; go away
white sale
What does "white sale" mean?		 the selling of towels or sheets at a reduced priceWe went to the white sale at the department store to buy some new sheets.
klick
What does "klick" mean?		kilometer. The enemy is about three klicks from here.
Easy as beans
What does "Easy as beans" mean?		 Something that is so easy that anyone can do it is easy as beans.
night owl
What does "night owl" mean?		 a person who likes to stay up late at nightMy friend is a night owl and stays up late every night.
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