American Idioms and Expressions

Quads Idiom

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quads
What does quads mean?		quadrucep muscles (on the front of the thigh, visible near the knee)

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have the gall to (do something)
What does "have the gall to (do something)" mean?		 be arrogant enough to do somethingThe woman had the gall to ask me to stop talking after she had been talking loudly for an hour.
all in all
What does "all in all" mean?		 in summary, after considering everything We had a few problems but all in all the meeting was successful.

live and let live
What does "live and let live" mean?		 don't unnecessarily make things difficult;
do as you wish and let others do as they wish. 		"I'm not going to criticize Alice's family justbecause their habits are a little strange. My motto is 'Live and let live.'"
at the end of the day
What does "at the end of the day" mean?		 when everything else has been taken into considerationAt the end of the day, it was impossible to continue with our plans to build the house.
Dutch courage
What does "Dutch courage" mean?		 unusual or artificial courage (often because of alcohol) The man was full of Dutch courage when he began to criticize his boss.

psych out
What does "psych out" mean?		 fool; deceive; trick (somebody)
give one`s right arm
What does "give one`s right arm" mean?		 to give something of great valueI would give my right arm to be able to go to Italy with my friends.
word-of-mouth advertising
What does "word-of-mouth advertising" mean?		 orally from one person to another, a form of advertising where a satisfied customer tells friends about a particular product The new shampoo is doing very well because of word-of-mouth advertising.

wink at (something)
What does "wink at (something)" mean?		 allow and pretend not to know about something (a law or rule being broken)The school librarian sometimes winks at the rule about borrowing a maximum of three books.
hard-nosed
What does "hard-nosed" mean?		 to be not weak or soft, to be stubbornThe union took a hard-nosed position in the contract negotiations.
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