American Idioms and Expressions

Raise One's Voice To (someone) Idiom

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raise one's voice to (someone)
What does raise one's voice to (someone) mean?
to speak loudly or shout at someone in angerThe teacher asked the child not to raise his voice.
raise one's voice to (someone)
What does raise one's voice to (someone) mean?
to speak loudly or shout at someone in angerThe child was told not to raise his voice to his parents.

Some Random Idioms
bird
What does "bird" mean?
woman; female
lats
What does "lats" mean?
back muscles (i.e.: latissimus dorsi). Nice lats on that guy. He must work out a lot.
FM
What does "FM" mean?
Frequency Modulation - a type of radio signal Frequency Modulation - a type of radio signalThe radio station that we listen to regularly is an FM station.
get a black eye
What does "get a black eye" mean?
to get a bruise near one's eye from being hit, to have one's reputation harmedThe little boy got a black eye when he bumped into the door.
run it down
What does "run it down" mean?
tell exactly what happened
a cat nap
What does "a cat nap" mean?
a short sleep taken during the dayI had a cat nap during the afternoon so that I would feel refreshed in the evening.
put one's foot down (about something)
What does "put one's foot down (about something)" mean?
to object to something strongly, to refuse to do something, to refuse to allow something to happenMy sister finally put her foot down and stopped paying for the gas for her daughter's car.
Skin someone alive
What does "Skin someone alive" mean?
If someone skins you alive, they admonish and punish you hard.

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