On A Diet Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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on a diet What does on a diet mean?	to be eating less food so that you can lose weight	I was on a diet for several months last year.
on a diet What does on a diet mean?	to be trying to lose weight by eating less food	I have been on a diet for two months now.
on a diet What does on a diet mean?	to be trying to lose weight by eating less food	I have been on a diet for two months now.
on a diet What does on a diet mean?	to be eating less food so that you can lose weight	I was on a diet for several months last year.
	Some Random Idioms
flea market What does "flea market" mean?	a place where antiques and secondhand goods and other cheap items are sold	We go to the flea market every weekend to look for old photographs.

truth will out What does "truth will out" mean?	you cannot hide the truth about something	The politicians discovered that "the truth will out" applied to them more than to others when the media tried to learn the facts behind the scandal.
cry wolf What does "cry wolf" mean?	to give a false alarm, to warn of a danger that is not there	The man is crying wolf. There is no danger from the electrical system.
double back What does "double back" mean?	to turn back from where you are going or where you have been	We decided to double back from the arena and return home for a few minutes.
cock tease What does "cock tease" mean?	a woman who makes sexual advances but does not follow through

go down on one's knees/on bended knee What does "go down on one's knees/on bended knee" mean?	to show a lot of emotion when you are asking someone for something	I was forced to go down on my knees and ask my supervisor for some free time from work.
every which way What does "every which way" mean?	in all directions	The small children at the birthday party were running every which way.
of all the nerve What does "of all the nerve" mean?	How shocking!	Of all the nerve for my friend to ask me for more money when she never repaid me what she had already borrowed.
Fair shake of the whip What does "Fair shake of the whip" mean?	If everybody has a fair shake of the whip, they all have equal opportunities to do something.

American Idioms and Expressions

On A Diet Idiom