Out On The Town Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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out on the town What does out on the town mean?	to be celebrating someplace around town	I am tired today because we were out on the town last night.
out on the town What does out on the town mean?	out in a town or city having fun and partying	I am tired today because we were out on the town last night.
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as sly as a fox What does "as sly as a fox" mean?	smart and clever	The manager of our apartment is as sly as a fox.

fence (someone) in or fence in (someone) What does "fence (someone) in or fence in (someone)" mean?	to restrict someone in some way	I always feel fenced in when I visit my friend on the small island.
spill the beans What does "spill the beans" mean?	to tell a secret to someone who is not supposed to know about it	"Please do not spill the beans about my plans to quit work and return to school next year."
sink one's teeth into (something) What does "sink one's teeth into (something)" mean?	to take a bite of some kind of food, to get really involved in something	I am trying hard to sink my teeth into the project at work.
play into (someone`s) hands What does "play into (someone`s) hands" mean?	to do something that gives someone else an advantage	If you walk out of the meeting in anger you will only play into the hands of the other side.
round off a number What does "round off a number" mean?	to change a number to the next higher or lower whole number	The number was 4.4972 but we rounded it off to 4.5.
lose one`s shirt What does "lose one`s shirt" mean?	to lose all or most of one`s money	I lost my shirt in a small business and now I have no money.

drop in the bucket What does "drop in the bucket" mean?	a small amount	The money that my friend repaid me was a drop in the bucket compared to what he owes me.
taste blood What does "taste blood" mean?	be able to harm an opponent and therefore want to try to do even more harm	I could taste blood when I discovered the weak points of the supervisor who I hated.
in practice What does "in practice" mean?	in the actual doing of something	In practice the business does not operate the way that you would expect it to.
crack the whip What does "crack the whip" mean?	to try to make someone work hard or obey you by threatening them	We had to crack the whip in order to get the job finished before the weekend.
control the purse strings What does "control the purse strings" mean?	to be in charge of the money	My mother always used to control the purse strings in our family.

American Idioms and Expressions

Out On The Town Idiom