American Idioms and Expressions

Part Company (with Someone) Idiom

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part company (with someone)
What does part company (with someone) mean?
to leave someone, to depart from someoneThe two business partners decided to part company and begin their own businesses.

Some Random Idioms
straight up
What does "straight up" mean?
forthwith; upright; earnest
steam
What does "steam" mean?
anger; upset
never look a gift horse in the mouth
What does "never look a gift horse in the mouth" mean?
do not complain when you receive a giftYou should never look a gift horse in the mouth and instead accept a gift even if you do not want or need it.
hire out (someone)
What does "hire out (someone)" mean?
accept/give a job/employmentHe decided to hire himself out as a dancer while he was going to school.
wolf down
What does "wolf down" mean?
eat rapidly. Don't wolf down your food. It's bad for your digestion.
flaky
What does "flaky" mean?
spacey; absentminded; unreliable
as to
What does "as to" mean?
with regard to, according to"As to your question, I will answer it tomorrow."
weigh on (someone's) mind
What does "weigh on (someone's) mind" mean?
to be in someone's thoughts, to be bothering someoneThe decision about selling my car or not was weighing on my mind.
big Kahuna
What does "big Kahuna" mean?
leader; head of a group; powerful person in an organization. Who's the big Kahuna around here?

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