Not Open One's Mouth Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Not Open One's Mouth Idiom mean?

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not open one's mouth What does not open one's mouth mean?	to not say anything at all	The man in the movie theater was told not to open his mouth at all.
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butter (someone) up What does "butter (someone) up" mean?	to flatter someone in order to get his or her favor or friendship	The man spends much time trying to butter up his boss so that he will not have to work so hard.

break (someone's) fall What does "break (someone's) fall" mean?	to lessen the impact of a falling person	The baby fell out of the window but the bushes broke her fall.
make a beeline for (someone or something) What does "make a beeline for (someone or something)" mean?	hurry directly toward someone or something	When I enter the cafeteria I always make a beeline for the dessert section.
beg to differ with (someone) What does "beg to differ with (someone)" mean?	to politely disagree with someone	"I'm sorry but I beg to differ with you about what happened."
sack What does "sack" mean?	the tackling of a player in football (American)
taken for dead What does "taken for dead" mean?	to be assumed to be dead	The men in the coal mine were taken for dead after there was no contact for several days.
bikini stuffers What does "bikini stuffers" mean?	breasts (on a woman)
argue for the sake of arguing/argument What does "argue for the sake of arguing/argument" mean?	to argue only to be different and to not agree	My friend's brother always argues for the sake of arguing.

Big Apple What does "Big Apple" mean?	New York City
Just coming up to What does "Just coming up to" mean?	If the time is just coming up to nine o'clock, it means that it will be nine o'clock in a very few seconds. You'll hear them say it on the radio in the morning.
get out of hand What does "get out of hand" mean?	to get out of control	The party was beginning to get out of hand so we asked everyone to leave.
bog down What does "bog down" mean?	to slow down and make no progress, to become stuck (a bog is an area of land that is wet and muddy - like a swamp)	I quickly became bogged down with all of the work that I had to do.
build a case (against someone) What does "build a case (against someone)" mean?	gather the evidence needed to make a legal case against someone	The legal team was working hard to build a case against the suspected car thief.

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Not Open One's Mouth Idiom