Put Down (an Airplane) Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Put Down (an Airplane) Idiom mean?

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put down (an airplane) What does put down (an airplane) mean?	to land an aircraft	The pilot put down the airplane very gently when they reached the airport.
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it never rains but it pours What does "it never rains but it pours" mean?	problems often appear together in large numbers or quickly one after the other	It never rains but it pours and we have recently had many problems with our house.

bird in hand is worth two in the bush What does "bird in hand is worth two in the bush" mean?	something that you already have is better than something that you might get	A bird in hand is worth two in the bush so we decided to sell the car to our neighbor rather than wait to get a higher price.
Born to the purple What does "Born to the purple" mean?	Someone who is born to the purple is born in a royal or aristocratic family. ("Born in the purple" is also used.)
horse around What does "horse around" mean?	to play around (in a rough way)	The teacher told the children not to horse around while they were getting ready for class.
mash-up What does "mash-up" mean?	bring together two different Web sites or services to create a third that leverages the benefits of each
Slower than molasses going uphill in January What does "Slower than molasses going uphill in January" mean?	To move extremely slowly. Molasses drips slowly anyway but add January cold and gravity, dripping uphill would be an impossibility, thereby making the molasses move very slowly indeed!
hard nut to crack What does "hard nut to crack" mean?	a difficult person or thing to deal with or get to know	My friend is a very serious person and is a very hard nut to crack.
dick What does "dick" mean?	detective
carry over (something) What does " carry over (something)" mean?	to save for another time or location	The store will carry over the sale until next week.
cream of the crop What does "cream of the crop" mean?	the best of a group, the top choice	Our company is a very good place to work and is always able to hire the cream of the crop of university graduates.

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Put Down (an Airplane) Idiom