American Idioms and Expressions

No Flies On (someone) Idiom

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no flies on (someone)
What does no flies on (someone) mean?
very fast or busy (too fast or busy for a fly to stay on someone)There are no flies on my friend. He is always moving or going somewhere.

Some Random Idioms
pretty is as pretty does
What does "pretty is as pretty does" mean?
you should do pleasant things if you want people to think that you are pleasantPretty is as pretty does, I said to my friend and suggested that he should be more pleasant if he wants people to like him.
company man
What does "company man" mean?
a person who always works hard and agrees with his employees My uncle was a company man and was very devoted to his company.

seller's market
What does "seller's market" mean?
a situation where there are more buyers of a product/service than sellers so the sellers have an advantage It was a seller's market for houses and the houses were increasing in value.

down to the wire
What does "down to the wire" mean?
at the very last minute (from the wire at the end of a horse race) at the very last minute (from the wire at the end of a horse race)The election went down to the wire but in the end the President was re-elected to another term in office.
on the trail/track of (someone or something)
What does "on the trail/track of (someone or something)" mean?
to be seeking someone or somethingThe police dogs were on the trail of the man who had robbed the bank.
hang (someone) in effigy
What does "hang (someone) in effigy" mean?
hang a dummy of a hated personThe demonstrators hung the dishonest politician in effigy.
one of those days
What does "one of those days" mean?
a bad day where many things go wrongIt was one of those days and from early morning things went wrong.
take it upon oneself to (do something)
What does "take it upon oneself to (do something)" mean?
to make something one's responsibilityI decided to take it upon myself to fix the broken window in our apartment.
very thing
What does "very thing" mean?
the exact thing that is requiredThe new sofa was the very thing that we needed to make our house comfortable.
read out loud
What does "read out loud" mean?
read something so that other people can hear youThe students each had a chance to read out loud from the book of poems.
break out
What does "break out" mean?
to become widespread suddenly An influenza epidemic broke out last month.
A fire broke out in the old building.

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