Rack Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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rack What does rack mean?	bed; cot
rack What does rack mean?	breasts (female, usually large)
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haste makes waste What does "haste makes waste" mean?	time gained in doing something rapidly will be lost if you must do it again to correct your mistakes	time gained in doing something rapidly will be lost if you must do it again to correct your mistakesHaste makes waste I thought as the carpenter had to repair the work that had not been done correctly the first time.
bread and butter What does "bread and butter" mean?	one's income or job that is used to buy the basic needs of life like food or shelter or clothing	Most people are worried about bread-and-butter issues like jobs and taxes.
shed crocodile tears What does "shed crocodile tears" mean?	to pretend that one is crying	The man pretended to apologize for his actions but he was only shedding crocodile tears.
lie/lay down on the job What does "lie/lay down on the job" mean?	do a job poorly or not at all	The workers must have decided to lie down on the job because nothing was finished when the supervisor arrived.
join forces (with someone) What does "join forces (with someone)" mean?	unite/join with someone	The two high schools joined forces to try and raise money for the city library expansion.
in the absence of (someone or something) What does "in the absence of (someone or something)" mean?	without someone or something	In the absence of any concrete plans for the building we decided to try and sell it.
drive at (something) What does "drive at (something)" mean?	to intend or mean to say something	I do not know what the man was driving at in his speech.
donorcycle What does "donorcycle" mean?	motorcyle to medical practitioners, so called because of the hate rate of death which results in organs available for donation

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