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.

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drum (something) into (someone's) head
What does "drum (something) into (someone's) head" mean?
to keep telling someone something until they cannot forget itThe teacher worked hard to drum the mathematics material into the heads of the students.
Off the top of your head
What does "Off the top of your head" mean?
If you say something off the top of your head, you don't think about it beforehand.
pain in the ass
What does "pain in the ass" mean?
highly irritating or difficult
in brief
What does "in brief" mean?
brieflyI explained in brief what the new supervisor was supposed to do while I was on vacation.
stink
What does "stink" mean?
be disgusting, unappealing, or undesirable
burn the candle at both ends
What does "burn the candle at both ends" mean?
to work or play too hard without enough restThe man has been burning the candle at both ends with his work and he is now sick.
Slippery customer
What does "Slippery customer" mean?
A person from whom it is difficult to get anything definite or fixed is a slippery customer.
talk oneself out
What does "talk oneself out" mean?
to talk until one can talk no moreI met my friend at the coffee shop and we talked ourselves out.
eyeball
What does "eyeball" mean?
look closely at, stare at, examine visually
carry out (something) or carry (something) out
What does "carry out (something) or carry (something) out" mean?
to do something, to put something (a plan) into action, to accomplish something We were able to carry out the move with no problems.

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