On Board Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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on board What does on board mean?	to be on a ship/plane or similar form of transportation	We got on board the airplane just before they closed the doors.
on board What does on board mean?	to be on a ship or airplane or train or similar form of transportation	We got on board the airplane just before they closed the doors.
	Some Random Idioms
bean What does "bean" mean?	the head
monkey business What does "monkey business" mean?	unethical or illegal activity, mischief	The boy should stop the monkey business and try to do the job the correct way.
tune up (an engine) What does "tune up (an engine)" mean?	to adjust a car engine so that it will run properly	We took our car to the garage to tune it up before we went on our holiday.
yellow-bellied What does "yellow-bellied" mean?	extremely timid, cowardly	Everyone thinks that the new boss handled the matter in a yellow-bellied manner.
have the floor What does "have the floor" mean?	to have permission to speak in a meeting	The president had the floor for almost an hour during the meeting.

have nothing/none to spare What does "have nothing/none to spare" mean?	not have extra of something	We had none to spare so we were unable to give any books to the hospital.
wet blanket What does "wet blanket" mean?	person who discourages others from having fun	He is a wet blanket so we never invite him to our parties.
carry the day What does " carry the day" mean?	to win or be successful	The sales manager's fine performance carried the day for us.
carry over figures/numbers/costs What does "carry over figures/numbers/costs" mean?	to transfer a figure/number/cost from one column or time to another	Our company has financial problems and we must carry over last year's losses to this year.
go public What does "go public" mean?	to become a public company and to sell the company stock to the public	The stock of the Internet company rose very quickly after the company went public.

American Idioms and Expressions

On Board Idiom