On End Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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on end What does on end mean?	seemingly endless	My uncle works for hours on end at his hobbies.
on end What does on end mean?	seemingly endless	My uncle works for hours on end at his hobbies.
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hire out (something) What does "hire out (something)" mean?	rent something to someone	We hired out our boat last summer because we were too busy to use it.

PLO What does "PLO" mean?	Please Leave On - used when you want to leave something on a blackboard or whiteboard	Please Leave On - used when you want to leave something on a blackboard or whiteboardAlthough the teacher wrote PLO on the blackboard the information was erased during the lunch break.
learn by heart What does "learn by heart" mean?	memorize something so you can repeat it without thinking	The children learned all of the songs by heart for the school play.
get butterflies in one`s stomach What does "get butterflies in one`s stomach" mean?	to get a feeling of fear or anxiety in one's stomach	I got butterflies in my stomach just before I took the test.
shake a leg What does "shake a leg" mean?	to go fast, to hurry	"You will have to shake a leg if you want to arrive at the movie on time."

make over (something) What does "make over (something)" mean?	make something look different, change the style of something	We decided to make over our living room because we were tired of the old style.
in the ballpark What does "in the ballpark" mean?	in a particular area or range (from a baseball field)	in a particular area or range (from a baseball field)The value of my business was not in the same ballpark as what I had been offered so I decided not to sell it.
Holy smoke! What does "Holy smoke!" mean?	This is a way of expressing surprise: "Holy smoke! Look at all of those geese!"
get worked up about/over (something) What does "get worked up about/over (something)" mean?	to get excited or angry about something	My friend always gets worked up about his problems at work.

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