On Trial Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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on trial What does on trial mean?	to be tried in court	The man is on trial for stealing money from his company.
on trial What does on trial mean?	being tried in court	The man is on trial for stealing money from his company.
on trial What does on trial mean?	being tried in court	The man is on trial for stealing money from his company.
	Some Random Idioms
mark down (a price) What does "mark down (a price)" mean?	lower the price of something	The store decided to mark down the prices of their winter coats.
butt heads with (someone) What does "butt heads with (someone)" mean?	to argue with someone about a particular subject/problem	I do not want to butt heads with the manager of our department.
cook up (something) or cook (something) up What does "cook up (something) or cook (something) up" mean?	to invent something, to plan or plot something	I do not know what kind of plan the woman is cooking up but it will be interesting.
on pins and needles What does "on pins and needles" mean?	to be excited/nervous	Her daughter has been on pins and needles all day waiting for the contest to begin.
itchy/itching palm What does "itchy/itching palm" mean?	to be greedy, to have a desire for money/tips	The police officer had an itching palm and took much money from criminals before he was arrested.
grass is always greener on the other side What does "grass is always greener on the other side" mean?	a place that is far away or different seems better than where we are now	The man realized that the grass is greener on the other side when he saw that his new job had many problems too.
do one's duty What does "do one's duty" mean?	to do one's job or what is expected of one	The guard was only doing his duty when he began to ask the customer questions.
cluster fuck What does "cluster fuck" mean?	group rape
draw fire What does "draw fire" mean?	to be a target, to attract or provoke shooting	The soldiers drew fire when they entered the small village.
back and forth What does "back and forth" mean?	backwards and forwards, first one way and then the other way	The argument went back and forth before the judge made a decision.
by the dozen What does "by the dozen" mean?	twelve at a time, in a group of twelve	The children were eating the donuts by the dozen.

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On Trial Idiom