Mickey Mouse Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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mickey mouse What does mickey mouse mean?	poor quality; lousy; unimportant
mickey mouse What does mickey mouse mean?	nonsense; rubbish; foolish talk or ideas
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pissant What does "pissant" mean?	person of no value

double check (something) What does "double check (something)" mean?	to check something again to confirm that it is correct	We plan to double check the price of the new product before the price list is printed.
Labour of love What does "Labour of love" mean?	A labour of love is a project or task undertaking for the interest or pleasure in doing it rather than the reward, financial or otherwise.
fall through What does "fall through" mean?	to fail, to not happen	My plan to go abroad fell through when my father refused to lend me some money.
a rush on (something) What does "a rush on (something)" mean?	a large demand for something	There was a rush on candles after the electricity went off for three days.
a case of mistaken identity What does "a case of mistaken identity" mean?	incorrectly identify someone	The young man was arrested in a case of mistaken identity.
on the move What does "on the move" mean?	to be moving around from place to place, to be in motion	My sister is in Europe and has been on the move for several months now.

code warrior What does "code warrior" mean?	person who writes software code
raise an objection (to/about someone or something) What does "raise an objection (to/about someone or something)" mean?	to make an objection about someone or something in a trial	The defense lawyer stood up during the trial to raise an objection about the testimony of the witness.
cock-and-bull story What does "cock-and-bull story" mean?	a silly story that is not true	The student told her teacher a cock-and-bull story about why she was absent.
take (someone) for an idiot/fool What does "take (someone) for an idiot/fool" mean?	to assume that someone is stupid	The salesman tried to take me for a fool when he tried to sell me the car for a very high price.

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Mickey Mouse Idiom