Quick On The Draw Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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quick on the draw What does quick on the draw mean?	to be quick to respond to something, to be quick to draw a gun and shoot	The man is quick on the draw and can answer most questions immediately.
quick on the draw What does quick on the draw mean?	to be able to respond to something quickly, to be quick to draw a gun and shoot	The man is quick on the draw and can answer most questions very quickly.
	Some Random Idioms
use some elbow grease What does "use some elbow grease" mean?	to use some effort	The dirty kitchen could use some elbow grease to get it clean again.

deadbeat What does "deadbeat" mean?	a person who never pays his debts	There is a new government policy to penalize deadbeat fathers.
cut back What does "cut back" mean?	to use fewer or less of something	The company has been cutting back on entertainment expenses recently.
cozy up to What does "cozy up to" mean?	become very close to someone in order to get something
get at (something) What does "get at (something)" mean?	to mean something	I do not know what our boss was trying to get at during the meeting.
take attendance What does "take attendance" mean?	to make a record of persons attending something	Our teacher always takes attendance when we arrive in the morning.
eager beaver What does "eager beaver" mean?	a person who is always eager to work hard or do extra work	My colleague is an eager beaver and is always ready to work hard when we need him.

Bad workers always blame their tools What does "Bad workers always blame their tools" mean?	"A bad worker always blames their tools" - If somebody does a job badly or loses in a game and claims that they were let down by their equipment, you can use this to imply that this was not the case.
Home sweet home What does "Home sweet home" mean?	This is said when one is pleased to be back at one's own home.
have a good head for (something) What does "have a good head for (something)" mean?	to have the mental ability for something, to find it easy to learn something	My uncle has a good head for numbers.
a fly in the ointment What does "a fly in the ointment" mean?	a small thing that spoils one's enjoyment of something	The problem with the music was a fly in the ointment during the wedding ceremony.
at death's door What does "at death's door" mean?	very near death	The sales manager was at death's door after having a heart attack.

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Quick On The Draw Idiom