American Idioms and Expressions

Read (someone's) Mind Idiom

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read (someone's) mind
What does read (someone's) mind mean?		 to guess what someone is thinkingIt is very difficult to read the mind of my boss and know what she wants me to do.
read (someone's) mind
What does read (someone's) mind mean?		 to guess what someone is thinking (as if one has special powers to see someone's thoughts)The girl told her boyfriend that she cannot read his mind and that he must tell her what he wants.

Some Random Idioms
EPW
What does "EPW" mean?		enemy prisoner of war
munchies
What does "munchies" mean?		 hunger, usually for snack food
scratch the surface
What does "scratch the surface" mean?		 to only begin to do or learn somethingMy friend is interested in classical music but she has only begun to scratch the surface of what is available.
under one`s thumb
What does "under one`s thumb" mean?		 obedient to someone, controlled by someoneHe is only an assistant salesman but he has his boss under his thumb.
all hands on deck
What does "all hands on deck" mean?		 everyone must work together because they have a lot of work to doThe captain called for all hands on deck as the storm became stronger and stronger.
read through something
What does "read through something" mean?		 read all of somethingI read through the test briefly before I started to answer any questions.
get to do (something)
What does "get to do (something)" mean?		 to have a chance or to be able to do somethingI did not get to go to the circus last week.
open up on (someone or something)
What does "open up on (someone or something)" mean?		 to attack someone or something, to fire a gun or other weapon at someone or somethingThe man with the gun opened up on the people in the car.
bottom drops/falls out of (something)
What does "bottom drops/falls out of (something)" mean?		 a collapse occurs and prices fall below an earlier low price When the bottom fell out of the coffee market many companies had to stop doing business.

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