American Idioms and Expressions

No Skin Off Someone`s Nose Teeth Idiom

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quarterback
What does "quarterback" mean?		 lead; manage; be in charge of something or somebody
home run
What does "home run" mean?		act of sexual intercourse (used as a way to mark "progress in sex, especially among youth)
catch a cold
What does "catch a cold" mean?		 to get a coldI caught a bad cold last week and had to miss three weeks of work.
slow-witted
What does "slow-witted" mean?		 to be not very smartThe girl is slow-witted and she has trouble doing simple things.
for safekeeping
What does "for safekeeping" mean?		 in order to keep something safeI put the valuable stamps in the bank for safekeeping.
close at hand
What does "close at hand" mean?		 within reach, handy There were no restaurants close at hand when we decided to go out for dinner.

Whole kit and caboodle
What does "Whole kit and caboodle" mean?		 The whole kit and caboodle means 'everything' required or involved in something. ('Kaboodle' is an alternative spelling.)
high on (something)
What does "high on (something)" mean?		 intoxicated with a drug, enthusuastic about somethingThe young man was high on something when the police arrested him.
nuke it
What does "nuke it" mean?		 discard it; get rid of it
lame duck
What does "lame duck" mean?		 a politician who has little time left in office and therefore has little powerThe politician is a lame-duck leader and he is not effective at all.
eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth
What does "eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth" mean?		 a system of punishment where you punish someone in a similar way that they hurt youSome people call for an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth when they hear of a terrible crime.
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