On Target Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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on target What does on target mean?	to be on schedule, to be exactly as predicted	Our company is on target to have its best year of sales ever.
on target What does on target mean?	on schedule, exactly as predicted	Our company is on target to have its best year of sales ever.
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Clean bill of health What does "Clean bill of health" mean?	To be found healthy.	I visited the doctor today and was given a clean bill of health. This widely used term has its origins in the "Bill of Health", a document issued to a ship showing that the port it sailed from suffered from no epidemic or infection at the time of departure.
get down to business What does "get down to business" mean?	to begin to get serious	When the meeting began everybody got down to business and began to discuss the important issues.
silver bullet What does "silver bullet" mean?	amazing and full-proof solution
talk (someone) out of (something) What does "talk (someone) out of (something)" mean?	to persuade someone not to do something	I tried to talk our sales manager out of offering a price that was too low.
a nod is as good as a wink to a blind man What does "a nod is as good as a wink to a blind man" mean?	hinting about something can be accepted without further explanation	A nod is as good as a wink to a blind man so we decided to begin the project after our boss seemed to say that it was alright.
soaked to the skin What does "soaked to the skin" mean?	one's clothing is wet right through to the skin	I was soaked to the skin after walking in the rain.
get a foothold (somewhere) What does "get a foothold (somewhere)" mean?	to get an initial position of support, to reach a starting point	The small company was able to get a foothold in the breakfast cereal market.

up and away What does "up and away" mean?	up into the air and into flight	My parents got on the airplane and were up and away before we knew it.
hand over fist What does "hand over fist" mean?	fast and in large amounts	We have been making money hand over fist in our new store.
garbage in, garbage out What does "garbage in, garbage out" mean?	the quality of information that you put into something will affect the response/outcome	Garbage in, garbage out. The bad information that was used for the story affected the final story that was written.
icing on the cake What does "icing on the cake" mean?	something that makes a good situation or activity even better	I was able to find a good job and the fact that I can work where I want is the icing on the cake.
bean-counter What does "bean-counter" mean?	accountant; statistician; someone who meticulously keeps track of numbers.	The bean counters have decided we need to cut costs.

American Idioms and Expressions

On Target Idiom