American Idioms and Expressions

Not Believe One's Eyes Idiom

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not believe one's eyes
What does not believe one's eyes mean?		 to not believe what one is seeingI did not believe my eyes when my father gave me a television set for my birthday.

Some Random Idioms
put (someone) down for (something)
What does "put (someone) down for (something)" mean?		 to put someone's name on a list of people who volunteer to do something/give money for something/wait for somethingThe salesman put me down for one of the new cars that will soon arrive at the car dealership.
bi
What does "bi" mean?		 bisexual
Here's mud in your eye!
What does "Here's mud in your eye!" mean?		 Drink up! (a drinking toast)"Here's mud in your eye," I said as we drank a toast to my new job.
Just in the nick of time
What does "Just in the nick of time" mean?		 If you do something in the nick of time, you just manage to do it just in time, with seconds to spare.
PAFO
What does "PAFO" mean?		 pissed (drunk) and fell over
deli
What does "deli" mean?		 of or like a delicatessen
sitrep
What does "sitrep" mean?		situation report
bent on doing (something)
What does "bent on doing (something)" mean?		 to be determined to do something The young boys are bent on buying the old car to fix it up.

step/tread on (someone`s) toes
What does "step/tread on (someone`s) toes" mean?		 to do something that interferes with or offends someone elseI do not want to tread on my supervisor's toes because he is not in a good mood today.
Yellow press
What does "Yellow press" mean?		 The yellow press is a term for the popular and sensationalist newspapers.
pour oil on troubled waters
What does "pour oil on troubled waters" mean?		 to calm down a quarrel, to say something to lessen anger and bring peace to a situationThe teachers tried to pour oil on troubled waters when they noticed the fight among the students.
when hell freezes over
What does "when hell freezes over" mean?		 neverThe man said that he would come to the office party when hell freezes over.
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