American Idioms and Expressions

Prima Facie Idiom

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prima facie What does prima facie mean?	"at first view" (from Latin), someting is assumed to be true in the absence of evidence to the contrary	Prima facie it appeared that the man had enough evidence to take legal action against his employer.
prima facie What does prima facie mean?	at first view (prima facie is from Latin), something is assumed to be true in the absence of evidence to the contrary	Prima facie, it seems that the man has enough evidence to take legal action against his employer.
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lay an egg What does "lay an egg" mean?	to give a bad performance	The performer laid an egg at the concert last night.

Talk out of the back of your head What does "Talk out of the back of your head" mean?	If someone is talking out of the back of their head, they are talking rubbish.
You can't take it with you. What does "You can't take it with you." mean?	use your money and enjoy life now because when you die it is no good	You can't take it with you and you should enjoy your money and life while you have the chance.
well hung What does "well hung" mean?	having large testicles and penis
pharming What does "pharming" mean?	technique to direct a user to a fake Web page used to scam people
buck for (something) What does "buck for (something)" mean?	to aim or try for a goal	The soldier was bucking for a promotion.

from hand to hand What does "from hand to hand" mean?	from one person to another person	We passed the dictionaries from hand to hand until everybody had one.
bin What does "bin" mean?	dispose of; throw out; throw away.	Just bin it, I don't want it anymore.
rub elbows/shoulders with (someone) What does "rub elbows/shoulders with (someone)" mean?	to be in the same place as other people, to meet and mix with other people	At the party we were able to rub shoulders with many important people.
on the sly What does "on the sly" mean?	secretly	We went to the restaurant on the sly so that nobody would know where we were.
take the starch out of (someone) What does "take the starch out of (someone)" mean?	to make someone less arrogant, to make someone tired and weak	The criticism by the teacher took the starch out of the girl who thought that she was the best in the class.
none of (someone's) beeswax What does "none of (someone's) beeswax" mean?	none of someone's business	It was none of my beeswax so I did not ask my friend about his problems. Bug Idioms

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