Out Of One's Mind/head/senses Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Out Of One's Mind/head/senses Idiom mean?

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out of one's mind/head/senses What does out of one's mind/head/senses mean?	to be silly/senseless/crazy	My friend was out of his mind to buy a new computer just before he went overseas to work.
out of one's mind/head/senses What does out of one's mind/head/senses mean?	to be crazy/irrational/silly	The woman is out of her mind and she is always doing something crazy.
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on the defensive What does "on the defensive" mean?	to be trying to defend oneself	I always feel that I am on the defensive when I talk to my friend about money.

take pride in (something) What does "take pride in (something)" mean?	to do something with pride	The couple take pride in their beautiful house.
town and gown What does "town and gown" mean?	the two distinct communities of a university town - the town is the inhabitants of the town and the gown is the university community	The relations between town and gown in the small university town were terrible.
beg to differ with (someone) What does "beg to differ with (someone)" mean?	to politely disagree with someone	"I'm sorry but I beg to differ with you about what happened."
stink What does "stink" mean?	be disgusting, unappealing, or undesirable

fart What does "fart" mean?	dumb, undesirable person (usually male).	Who's that old fart?
bring (something) off What does "bring (something) off" mean?	to make something happen	The students tried hard to bring off a successful dance to collect money for their club.
any port in a storm What does "any port in a storm" mean?	when someone is faced with an emergency he or she will accept help from any source and in any place - even from someone who they do not like	There was a bad storm so the ship went to the nearest port. It was any port in a storm.
have (someone's) hide What does "have (someone's) hide" mean?	to scold or punish someone (a hide is the skin of an animal)	The mother promised to have the little boy's hide if he did not behave well.

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Out Of One's Mind/head/senses Idiom