Piece Of Work Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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piece of work What does piece of work mean?	person of unappealing or undesirable character
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on thin ice What does "on thin ice" mean?	to be in a risky situation	The woman was on thin ice with her company after she continued to come to work late every morning.

learn (something) by heart What does "learn (something) by heart" mean?	to memorize something so that you can repeat it without thinking	The children learned all of the songs by heart for the school play.
go together What does "go together" mean?	to look/sound/taste good together	The red wall and the green sofa do not go together in the apartment.
to be talked out What does "to be talked out" mean?	to be tired of talking, to be unable to talk anymore	I was talked out and had little to say for the rest of the dinner party.
Like a bull at a gate What does "Like a bull at a gate" mean?	If you tackle a job very quickly, without any real thought about what you are doing, you are going at it like a bull at a gate.
foul one's own nest What does "foul one's own nest" mean?	to harm one's own interests, to bring discredit to one's family	I do not want to foul my own nest so I try to be very honest in all of my dealings with others.

false witness What does "false witness" mean?	a person who deliberately offers inaccurate evidence	The man was accused of being a false witness after he testified at the trial.
get the better of (someone) What does "get the better of (someone)" mean?	to beat/defeat (someone), to win against someone	My friend got the better of me and won the tennis match.
no time like the present What does "no time like the present" mean?	now is the best time to do something	We are very busy but there is no time like the present so we have decided to go to the movie as we had planned.
burst at the seams What does "burst at the seams" mean?	to explode with pride or laughter, to be full to the breaking point	The train was bursting at the seams as it entered the station. I was bursting at the seams from laughter.
run for one's life What does "run for one's life" mean?	to run away to save one's life	I ran for my life when I met the bear on the camping trip.

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Piece Of Work Idiom