American Idioms and Expressions

Nurse (someone) Back To Health Idiom

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nurse (someone) back to health
What does nurse (someone) back to health mean?		 to give someone care to restore him or her to good healthMy mother spent several weeks with my grandmother to try and nurse her back to health.

Some Random Idioms
pan out
What does "pan out" mean?		 to end or finish favorably, to work out well"I hope that your plans to go back to school pan out."
nose about/around (something)
What does "nose about/around (something)" mean?		 to look for something private or secret, to investigate somethingThe reporters spend a lot of time nosing around the business of famous people.
spoon-feed (someone)
What does "spoon-feed (someone)" mean?		 to help someone too much when you are trying to teach him or her something We had to spoon-feed the new employee who we were teaching about the new computer system.

scatter (something) around
What does "scatter (something) around" mean?		 to carelessly put something in different placesMy papers are always scattered around my house and I am never able to find them.
bail out (someone)or bail (someone) out
What does "bail out (someone)or bail (someone) out" mean?		 to pay a sum of money that allows someone to leave jail while waiting for a trial The singer had to pay much money to bail himself out of prison.

Penny pincher
What does "Penny pincher" mean?		 A penny pincher is a mean person or who is very frugal.
by the dozens
What does "by the dozens" mean?		 many, by a large numberThe fans came by the dozens to see the famous athlete.
within spitting distance
What does "within spitting distance" mean?		 very close
in progress
What does "in progress" mean?		 taking place at this timeThe meeting is now in progress so we can't enter the room.

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