My Goodness/my God Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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my goodness/my God What does my goodness/my God mean?	used to express surprise or shock	"My goodness," she said when she saw the small dog jump into the swimming pool.
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turn one`s nose up at (someone or something) or turn up one's nose at (someone or something) What does "turn one`s nose up at (someone or something) or turn up one's nose at (someone or something)" mean?	to reject someone or something, to express scorn for someone or something	My sister turned up her nose at the chance to go to nursing school.

tie in (something) with (something) What does "tie in (something) with (something)" mean?	to connect something with something else	The merchandise was tied in with the movie and had very good sales.
hit the sack What does "hit the sack" mean?	go to bed	I`m a little bit tired so I think that I will hit the sack now.
shoot up What does "shoot up" mean?	to rise suddenly	The flames shot up over the top of the building when the wind started blowing.
lie low What does "lie low" mean?	stay quietly out of sight, try not to attract attention	"The man is very angry at you so I think that you should lie low for a few days until he calms down."
salt (something) away What does "salt (something) away " mean?	to save money or some other item	I am salting away much money from my new job.
too many cooks spoil the broth What does "too many cooks spoil the broth" mean?	if too many people try to do something then often the job will not be done well	There were four people trying to fix the broken air conditioner but too many cooks spoil the broth and there were too many people to do a good job.

take the starch out of (someone) What does "take the starch out of (someone)" mean?	to make someone less arrogant, to make someone tired and weak	The criticism by the teacher took the starch out of the girl who thought that she was the best in the class.
take (someone) to task What does "take (someone) to task" mean?	to scold someone for a fault or error	The supervisor took me to task for arriving late for work.
the thought that counts What does "the thought that counts" mean?	the good intentions behind an action or a gift are more important than the action or the gift itself	Although the present that the man bought for his wife was not very expensive, it was the thought that counts and his wife was very happy.
Bad workers always blame their tools What does "Bad workers always blame their tools" mean?	"A bad worker always blames their tools" - If somebody does a job badly or loses in a game and claims that they were let down by their equipment, you can use this to imply that this was not the case.
in stock What does "in stock" mean?	in supply and available to buy / sell.	"I'm sorry, but we just sold our last pair of hikingboots. If you come backat the end of the week, however, we should have some more instock.

American Idioms and Expressions

My Goodness/my God Idiom