Poindexter Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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poindexter What does poindexter mean?	studious, good student (usually male)
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decked out What does "decked out" mean?	to be dressed in fancy clothes	My sister was decked out in her best clothes for the party.

re-up What does "re-up" mean?	reenlist.	He re-upped? I thought he wanted out of the army.
from the word go What does "from the word go" mean?	from the beginning	From the word go we knew that there would be problems with the new contract.
according to Hoyle What does "according to Hoyle" mean?	according to the rules (Hoyle wrote a well-known book about card games)	According to Hoyle, we were not permitted to enter the convention center early but in reality we were able to enter at almost any time.
Light years ahead What does "Light years ahead" mean?	If you are light years ahead of others, you are a long way in front of them in terms of development, success, etc.
shoot from the hip What does "shoot from the hip" mean?	to speak directly and frankly, to fire a gun that is at one's side	The man often shoots from the hip and gets into trouble over what he says.
know (something) inside out What does "know (something) inside out" mean?	know something thoroughly	I know the history of our city inside out.
learn (something) by rote What does "learn (something) by rote" mean?	memorize something without thinking about what is being learned	The children learned the material by rote but they didn't really understand it.

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