Peepers Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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peepers What does peepers mean?	eyes
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sniffer What does "sniffer" mean?	nose

Thin line What does "Thin line" mean?	If there's a thin line between things, it's hard to distinguish them- there's a thin line between love and hate.
cross one`s fingers What does "cross one`s fingers" mean?	to cross two fingers of one hand to hope or wish for good luck	I crossed my fingers that I would get the job that I had applied for.
dead letter What does "dead letter" mean?	a piece of mail that cannot be delivered or returned to the sender	The letter with no return address went back to the post office as a dead letter.
a calculated risk What does "a calculated risk" mean?	an action that may fail but has a good chance to succeed	The company took a calculated risk when they put the new computer screen on the market.
bleep (something) out What does "bleep (something) out" mean?	to replace a word in a radio or television broadcast with a musical tone (often used to bleep out a bad word)	The remarks of the coach were bleeped out during the television interview.
fall on deaf ears What does "fall on deaf ears" mean?	to have one's talk or ideas ignored by the person that they are intended for	My complaints to the apartment manager usually fall on deaf ears and nothing is done.
foam at the mouth What does "foam at the mouth" mean?	to be very angry (like a mad dog)	My father was foaming at the mouth when I told him that I had damaged his car.

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Peepers Idiom