No Heroic Measures Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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no heroic measures What does no heroic measures mean?	idiom. no performing CPR or other drastic procedures to resuscitate a patient
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joint What does "joint" mean?	prison; jail

chip in What does "chip in" mean?	to contribute to something, to pay jointly for something	We chipped in and bought our father a birthday present.
Economical with the truth What does "Economical with the truth" mean?	(UK) If someone, especially a politician, is economical with the truth, they leave out information in order to create a false picture of a situation, without actually lying.
on horseback What does "on horseback" mean?	on the back of a horse	We rode to the river on horseback.
settle a score with (someone) What does "settle a score with (someone)" mean?	to retaliate against someone, to pay someone back for a past wrong	My boss is trying to settle a score with one of my co-workers for something that happened several years ago.
as gruff as a bear What does "as gruff as a bear" mean?	gruff, unsociable	Our neighbor is as gruff as a bear when we meet him in the morning.
keep body and soul together What does "keep body and soul together" mean?	keep alive, survive	It was very cold during the winter but somehow she was able to keep body and soul together and survived.
Wag the dog What does "Wag the dog" mean?	To 'wag the dog' means to purposely divert attention from what would otherwise be of greater importance, to something else of lesser significance. By doing so, the lesser-significant event is catapulted into the limelight, drowning proper attention to what was originally the more important issue.The expression comes from the saying that 'a dog is smarter than its tail', but if the tail were smarter, then the tail would 'wag the dog'. The expression 'wag the dog' was elaborately used as theme of
brainiac What does "brainiac" mean?	very smart student.	She's such a brainiac, always getting straight A's.

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No Heroic Measures Idiom