American Idioms and Expressions

One's Lucky Number Comes Up Idiom

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one's lucky number comes up
What does one's lucky number comes up mean?		 someone is lucky or has good fortuneMy lucky number finally came up and I was chosen to go to Los Angeles to represent our company at the conference.

Some Random Idioms
have egg on one's face
What does "have egg on one's face" mean?		 to become embarrassed because of something that is obvious to everyone or after you make a mistakeI had egg on my face after I learned that I had suggested the wrong day for the wedding.
keep on (doing something)
What does "keep on (doing something)" mean?		 continueShe is careless and keeps on making the same mistakes over and over.
have (something) hanging over one's head
What does "have (something) hanging over one's head" mean?		 have something worrying oneI want to finish my final essay so I don't have it hanging over my head.
act as a guinea pig
What does "act as a guinea pig" mean?		 to allow some kind of test to be performed on someone I was not happy to act as a guinea pig on the new training material.

see the color of (someone's) money
What does "see the color of (someone's) money" mean?		 to verify that someone has (enough) moneyI did not give anybody a ticket for the dinner until I saw the color of their money.
write off (a loan/debt)
What does "write off (a loan/debt)" mean?		 to remove a loan/debt from a business record, to cancel a debtIt was impossible for the bank to collect the money so they were forced to write off the loan.
furball
What does "furball" mean?		chaotic combat among many aircraft
fogged in
What does "fogged in" mean?		 to have so much fog that traffic (often airplanes) cannot move The airport was fogged in and we could not leave on our flight .

pitch (someone) a curve (ball)
What does "pitch (someone) a curve (ball)" mean?		 to surprise someone with an unexpected act or eventThe lawyer pitched the woman a curve when he began to ask questions unrelated to the court case.
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