American Idioms and Expressions

Put One's Two Cents (worth) In Idiom

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put one's two cents (worth) in
What does put one's two cents (worth) in mean?
to add one's comments to (something)I tried to put my two cents in at the meeting but nobody would listen to me.

Some Random Idioms
talk through one`s hat
What does "talk through one`s hat" mean?
to say something without knowing or understanding the factsOur supervisor is talking through his hat again and he does not know what he is talking about.
by the handful
What does "by the handful" mean?
by the amount that one can measure in one handful We were able to pick strawberries by the handful in the small field.

down the hatch
What does "down the hatch" mean?
to swallow a drink or eat something In the movie the captain said down the hatch whenever he gave the sailors a drink.

no time like the present
What does "no time like the present" mean?
now is the best time to do somethingWe are very busy but there is no time like the present so we have decided to go to the movie as we had planned.
at length
What does "at length" mean?
in detail, finally The speaker talked at length about the new product.

take back (something)
What does "take back (something)" mean?
to admit to making a wrong statementThe man was asked to take back what he had said about his boss.
Here goes nothing.
What does "Here goes nothing." mean?
ready to do something but think that it will probably be a waste of time and will probably fail"Here goes nothing. I have already asked him to lend me some money and he always says no but I`ll try again."
park it
What does "park it" mean?
sit; sit down; sit and remain sitting

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