Pushing Up Daisies Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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pushing up daisies What does pushing up daisies mean?	to be dead and buried	My uncle has been pushing up daisies for several years now.
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out of thin air What does "out of thin air" mean?	out of nothing, from nowhere	The deer seemed to jump out of thin air and onto the road.

die with one`s boots on What does "die with one`s boots on" mean?	to die while still active in one`s work or doing a job	The man worked hard all his life and died with his boots on when he had a heart attack and died in the factory.
take issue with (someone) What does "take issue with (someone)" mean?	to argue with someone, to dispute a point with someone	I decided to take issue with my supervisor when he began to criticize my work.
eat like a horse What does "eat like a horse" mean?	to eat a lot	My brother eats like a horse.
join hands What does "join hands" mean?	to hold hands so that one person is holding the hand of another person	The children joined hands as they crossed the road.
the pot calling the kettle black What does "the pot calling the kettle black" mean?	a person who is criticizing someone else may be as guilty as the person he or she criticizes	It was like the pot calling the kettle black when the woman who is always late for work criticized her coworker for also coming late.
make a meal of (something) What does "make a meal of (something)" mean?	to eat enough/much of one kind of food for one meal	We made a meal of the fish that we caught in the lake.
fall into the wrong hands What does "fall into the wrong hands" mean?	something secret or dangerous is discovered by someone who may use it in a way that harms people	The government does not want the new weapons to fall into the wrong hands.

get married What does "get married" mean?	to marry someone	We got married in June of last year.
keep a civil tongue What does "keep a civil tongue" mean?	speak decently and politely	The angry customer was asked to keep a civil tongue when talking with the sales clerk.

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Pushing Up Daisies Idiom