American Idioms and Expressions

No Matter Idiom

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no matter
What does no matter mean?
regardlessNo matter how hard that I try, my piano teacher is never satisfied.
no matter
What does no matter mean?
regardless No matter how hard that I try, my piano teacher is never satisfied.


Some Random Idioms
to hush up
What does "to hush up" mean?
keep news of something from getting out, prevent people from knowing about somethingThe government tried to hush up the bad economic news but the media soon discovered the facts.
under age
What does "under age" mean?
below the legal age to do somethingThe boy was under age and was not able to buy any cigarettes.
like nothing on earth
What does "like nothing on earth" mean?
very unusualThe performance by our neighbor was like nothing on earth and surprised everyone who saw it.
sit in judgement of (someone)
What does "sit in judgement of (someone)" mean?
make a judgement of someoneThe tribunal members were sitting in judgement of the group involved in the trade dispute.
can of worms
What does "can of worms" mean?
a complicated situation or problemThe lawsuit opened up a can of worms for the company.
in passing
What does "in passing" mean?
casually, as an asideI mentioned to my friend in passing that I had recently decided to change jobs.
wired up
What does "wired up" mean?
drunk; intoxicated
get one's nose out of (someone's) business
What does "get one's nose out of (someone's) business" mean?
to stop interfering in someone else's businessThe school secretary was told to get her nose out of the teacher's business.

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