American Idioms and Expressions

No Love Lost Between (two People/groups) Idiom

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no love lost between (two people/groups)
What does no love lost between (two people/groups) mean?
bad feelings or ill will between two people or groupsThere is no love lost between my father and our neighbor.

Some Random Idioms
sit through (something)
What does "sit through (something)" mean?
to witness or endure all of somethingI had to sit through a very boring lecture yesterday.
prick
What does "prick" mean?
dumb person of little worth
fink on somebody
What does "fink on somebody" mean?
betray somebody; reveal secrets about somebody
dipstick
What does "dipstick" mean?
jerk; twit; oaf
slip through (someone's) fingers
What does "slip through (someone's) fingers" mean?
to get away from someone, to lose track of someone or something The job opportunity slipped through my fingers which was very disappointing.
The sales receipts slipped through my fingers and I could not find them.

Spit the dummy
What does "Spit the dummy" mean?
Reference to an infant spitting out their dummy (or pacifier) in order to cry. 'To spit the dummy' is to give up.
take an oath
What does "take an oath" mean?
to make an oath, to swear to something Before the trial began I had to take an oath and promise to tell the truth.

room and board
What does "room and board" mean?
food to eat and a place to liveThe young man received room and board as part of his salary at the restaurant.
pitch-black
What does "pitch-black" mean?
very black, as black as pitchThe road was pitch-black and we could not see anything.
fall back
What does "fall back" mean?
to move back, to go backThe runner fell back from the other runners during the race.
give (someone) a bum steer
What does "give (someone) a bum steer" mean?
to make a misleading suggestionThe store owner gave the police a bum steer when he told them where the robber may have gone.
words stick in one's throat
What does "words stick in one's throat" mean?
one can hardly speak because he or she is so overcome by emotion I tried to ask the girl for a date but the words stuck in my throat and I could not say anything.

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