Pimp Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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pimp What does pimp mean?	make fancy; dress up; embellish
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set the table What does "set the table" mean?	to place plates/glasses/napkins on the table before a meal	I set the table for my mother while she was cooking dinner.

book a hotel/flight/room What does "book a hotel/flight/room" mean?	to reserve a hotel/flight/room in advance	We booked a room for our holiday. I plan to book a flight this weekend.
heads will roll What does "heads will roll" mean?	serious trouble is coming, someone will lose his or her job	Heads will roll if we do not make some progress in fixing the accounting problem.
have one's eye on (someone or something) What does "have one's eye on (someone or something)" mean?	to want someone or something and hope that you will be able to get it	The woman has her eye on a new job in the company and she is working very hard to get it.
back in circulation What does "back in circulation" mean?	to be available to the public again (a library book)	The books were back in circulation after we returned them to the library.
All square What does "All square" mean?	If something is all square, nobody has an advantage or is ahead of the others.
fill the bill What does "fill the bill" mean?	to be just what is needed	The new machine should fill the bill for what we need to finish the job.
the silence is deafening What does "the silence is deafening" mean?	the silence is so great that one becomes uncomfortable, the silence is so great that it suggests the disapproval of something	The silence was deafening at the meeting when nobody stood up to challenge the speaker for his extreme remarks.
posse What does "posse" mean?	one's friends
catch (someone) in the act of (doing something) What does "catch (someone) in the act of (doing something)" mean?	to catch someone doing something illegal or private	The police caught the politician in the act of taking money from the business owner.

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