American Idioms and Expressions

Order (someone) Around/about Idiom

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order (someone) around/about
What does order (someone) around/about mean?		 to give commands to someoneOur new supervisor is always trying to order people around.

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watch one's mouth/tongue
What does "watch one's mouth/tongue" mean?		 to not say something, to not be rudeThe boy was told by his teacher to watch his tongue.
deem it to be necessary
What does "deem it to be necessary" mean?		 to believe that something is necessaryThe judge deemed it to be necessary to postpone the trial for a week.
naked eye
What does "naked eye" mean?		 the human eye (not using a microscope or binoculars or telescope etc.) It was difficult to see the star with the naked eye.

Fall off the turnip truck
What does "Fall off the turnip truck" mean?		 If someone has just fallen off the turnip truck, they are uninformed, naive and gullible. (Often used in the negative)
the other way round
What does "the other way round" mean?		 the reverse, the oppositeIt was the other way round. It was my friend who wanted to go swimming - not me.
not able to call one's time one's own
What does "not able to call one's time one's own" mean?		 to be too busy to control one's own scheduleI am not able to call my time my own and I have absolutely no time to relax.
in single file
What does "in single file" mean?		 lined up, one behind the otherEverybody lined up in single file behind the leader of each group.
fucker
What does "fucker" mean?		a person with many negative traits (used pejoratively or disparagingly; rarely used for women).He's such a fucker.
rophies
What does "rophies" mean?		rohypnol
as soon as
What does "as soon as" mean?		 just after something, when I phoned my friend as soon as I finished dinner.

tune up (a musical instrument)
What does "tune up (a musical instrument)" mean?		 to adjust a musical instrument to the right soundThe orchestra tuned up their instruments before the performance.
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