Right At (a Specific Time/place) Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Right At (a Specific Time/place) Idiom mean?

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right at (a specific time/place) What does right at (a specific time/place) mean?	to be exactly at a specific time/place	The concert started right at 9:00 PM.
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best bib and tucker What does "best bib and tucker" mean?	one's best clothes	I wore my best bib and tucker for the wedding reception.

a gut feeling/reaction/response What does "a gut feeling/reaction/response" mean?	a personal/intuitive feeling and response	I had a gut feeling that my friend was not going to come to our meeting place at the right time.
AWOL What does "AWOL" mean?	Absent Without Leave - often used in the military	Absent Without Leave - often used in the militaryThe military police were searching the area for the soldier who had gone AWOL.
in a pig's eye What does "in a pig's eye" mean?	never	I will never in a pig's eye go with my friend to visit her family.
look over one's shoulder What does "look over one's shoulder" mean?	to be worried that something dangerous or bad may happen to you	I always look over my shoulder when I am walking next to a construction site.
Pull strings What does "Pull strings" mean?	If you pull strings, you use contacts you have got to help you get what you want.
to and fro What does "to and fro" mean?	forward and back again and again	We went to and fro between the two items as we tried to decide what to buy.
rat out on (someone) What does "rat out on (someone)" mean?	to desert or betray someone	The boy ratted out on his friends. Now they won`t talk to him.
laugh out of the other side of one's mouth What does "laugh out of the other side of one's mouth" mean?	to change from being happy to being sad	The woman was laughing out of the other side of her mouth when she learned that she would not be promoted.
so still you can hear a pin drop What does "so still you can hear a pin drop" mean?	very quiet	The room was so still you could hear a pin drop.
dead letter What does "dead letter" mean?	a piece of mail that cannot be delivered or returned to the sender	The letter with no return address went back to the post office as a dead letter.

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Right At (a Specific Time/place) Idiom