American Idioms and Expressions

Pitch Dark Idiom

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pitch-dark
What does pitch-dark mean?
very darkIt was pitch-dark when I took the garbage out to the garbage can.
pitch-dark
What does pitch-dark mean?
very dark It was pitch-dark when I took the garbage out to the garbage can.


Some Random Idioms
take a dump
What does "take a dump" mean?
move one's bowels; defacate
jive
What does "jive" mean?
retort; back talk
take off one's hat to (someone)
What does "take off one's hat to (someone)" mean?
to offer praise for someone's good accomplishmentsYou have to take off your hat to the person who organized the sporting event.
bingo
What does "bingo" mean?
minimum amount of fuel needed to safely return to base. Bingo fuel. We're heading back, now.
deep water
What does "deep water" mean?
serious trouble or difficultyThe boy will be in deep water if he does not tell us where he spent the money.
point of view
What does "point of view" mean?
one's way of thinking about somethingI find it difficult to understand my friend's point of view on many issues.
freaked out
What does "freaked out" mean?
stunned; shocked; surprised
bitter pill to swallow
What does "bitter pill to swallow" mean?
something unpleasant that one must acceptIt was a bitter pill to swallow when I learned that I would not get the job that I thought I would.
run wild
What does "run wild" mean?
to be or go out of controlThe crowd ran wild after the soccer game.

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