American Idioms and Expressions

Racket Idiom

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racket
What does racket mean?		con; deception
racket
What does racket mean?		noise; loud sounds (music, work-related noise)

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Back number
What does "Back number" mean?		 Something that's a back number is dated or out of fashion.
one in a million
What does "one in a million" mean?		 unique, one of a very fewOur coach is one in a million. He is fantastic.
Wrong end of the stick
What does "Wrong end of the stick" mean?		 If someone has got the wrong end of the stick, they have misunderstood what someone has said to them.
cock-and-bull story
What does "cock-and-bull story" mean?		 a story that is not trueThe boys gave us a cock-and-bull story about the tire marks in front of our house.
heads will roll
What does "heads will roll" mean?		 someone will be punishedHeads will roll when our boss learns about the money that we have lost.
peanuts
What does "peanuts" mean?		very little money
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