Play Possum Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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play possum What does play possum mean?	to pretend to be inactive/asleep/dead	My friend was playing possum and did not respond to the conversation around him.
play possum What does play possum mean?	to pretend to be inactive/asleep/dead	I think that the man is playing possum and is not really sleeping.
play possum What does play possum mean?	to pretend to be inactive or asleep or dead	I think that the man is playing possum and is not really sleeping.
play possum What does play possum mean?	to pretend to be inactive or asleep or dead	My friend was playing possum and did not respond to the conversation around him.
	Some Random Idioms
give (someone) a tongue-lashing What does "give (someone) a tongue-lashing" mean?	to give someone a severe scolding	The mother gave her daughter a tongue-lashing when she got home from school.
two cents worth What does "two cents worth" mean?	an opinion (that is not asked for)	My friend is always talking and I never have a chance to put in my two cents worth.
sit on one's hands What does "sit on one's hands" mean?	to do nothing, to fail to help	Our supervisor sat on his hands and refused to help us with our problem.
fall to (someone) to do (something) What does "fall to (someone) to do (something)" mean?	to become the responsibility of someone	It usually falls to me to tell my roommates to be quiet.
A still tongue keeps a wise head What does "A still tongue keeps a wise head" mean?	Wise people don't talk much.
out of this world What does "out of this world" mean?	to be wonderful, to be fantastic	The new dessert that she made last weekend was out of this world.
at best What does "at best" mean?	under the most favorable circumstances	The doctors said that the man had ten months at best to live.

rotten apple What does "rotten apple" mean?	a bad person	Sometimes there is one person who is a rotten apple in a group of people.
learn the ropes What does "learn the ropes" mean?	learn how to do a job	He is a new employee and is still learning the ropes.
pardon me for living What does "pardon me for living" mean?	idiom. no; no way (a strong, sarcastic rebuke)
Healthy as a horse What does "Healthy as a horse" mean?	If you're as healthy as a horse, you're very healthy.
take stock of (something) What does "take stock of (something)" mean?	to carefully study a situation or a number of possibilities or opportunities	After taking stock of the situation the man decided that it would be difficult to continue working for the company.

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