American Idioms and Expressions

On One`s Toes Idiom

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on one`s toes
What does on one`s toes mean?		 to be alertThe teacher asks the students many questions to keep them on their toes.
on one`s toes
What does on one`s toes mean?		 alert, ready to actThe speaker kept the audience on their toes by asking many interesting questions.

Some Random Idioms
as crazy as a loon
What does "as crazy as a loon" mean?		 crazyOur neighbor is as crazy as a loon.
down on one's luck
What does "down on one's luck" mean?		 to be unlucky, to have no money The man was down on his luck and did not have a place to live.

psyched
What does "psyched" mean?		 thrilled; excited; stimulated; eager
in between
What does "in between" mean?		 located in the middle of two things/statesMy friend is in between jobs at the moment.
mean business
What does "mean business" mean?		 to be serious Our boss means business when he tells everyone to work harder.

(the) third degree
What does "(the) third degree" mean?		 detailed questioningThe boy's mother gave him the third degree when he came home late last night.
Done to death
What does "Done to death" mean?		 If a joke or story has been done to death, it has been told so often that it has stopped being funny.
BYOB
What does "BYOB" mean?		 Bring Your Own Bottle - used for a party or dinner where each person must bring something to drink Bring Your Own Bottle - used for a party or dinner where each person must bring something to drinkI decided to have a dinner party at my house next week and told everyone that it was BYOB.
Lose the plot
What does "Lose the plot" mean?		 If someone loses the plot, they have stopped being rational about something.
fall into line
What does "fall into line" mean?		 to conform to a certain course of actionThe players fell into line after the coach became more strict during practice.
Lose your shirt
What does "Lose your shirt" mean?		 If someone loses their shirt, they lose all their money through a bad investment, gambling, etc.
eyeball
What does "eyeball" mean?		 look closely at, stare at, examine visually
shut the door on (something)
What does "shut the door on (something)" mean?		 to terminate/exclude/obstruct somethingThe bad behavior of the employees shut the door on any future permission to let them have a party at the company.
fold (something) up or fold up (something)
What does "fold (something) up or fold up (something)" mean?		 to put an end to something (a business etc.) The number of people coming to the exhibition was very low so we decided to fold up our exhibit and go home.

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