American Idioms and Expressions

Reckon With (someone Or Something) Idiom

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reckon with (someone or something)
What does reckon with (someone or something) mean?
to confront and deal with someone or somethingI do not know how I will reckon with any more problems with our apartment manager.

Some Random Idioms
Melt your heart
What does "Melt your heart" mean?
If something melts your heart, it affects you emotionally and you cannot control the feeling.
All my eye and Peggy Martin
What does "All my eye and Peggy Martin" mean?
(UK) An idiom that appears to have gone out of use but was prevalent in the English north Midlands of Staffordshire, Cheshire and Derbyshire from at least the turn of the 20th century until the early 1950s or so. The idiom's meaning is literally something said or written that is unbelievable, rumor, over embellished, the result of malicious village gossip etc.
bound hand and foot
What does "bound hand and foot" mean?
to have one's hands and feet tied up The bank manager was bound hand and foot by the three bank robbers.

sign on the dotted line
What does "sign on the dotted line" mean?
to place one's signature on a contract or other important paperThe sales manager gave me the contract and asked me to sign on the dotted line.
roady
What does "roady" mean?
person (usually young) who helps a rock group move equipment and set up for a performance
gunner
What does "gunner" mean?
hardworking, serious student
as gaudy as a butterfly
What does "as gaudy as a butterfly" mean?
gaudy, colorfulThe woman was as gaudy as a butterfly when she left for the concert.
cost a pretty penny
What does "cost a pretty penny" mean?
to cost a lot of money My aunt's new coat cost a pretty penny.

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