Rough And Tumble Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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rough-and-tumble What does rough-and-tumble mean?	to be rough, a hard fighting or arguing style that does not follow any rules or laws	It was a rough-and-tumble meeting at the city planning office last night.
rough-and-tumble What does rough-and-tumble mean?	to be rough, a hard fighting or arguing style that does not follow any rules or laws	It was a rough-and-tumble meeting at the city planning office last night.
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Pull a rabbit out of your hat What does "Pull a rabbit out of your hat" mean?	If you pull a rabbit out of a hat, you do something that no one was expecting.
bug juice What does "bug juice" mean?	fruit drink (not carbonated)
just one of those things What does "just one of those things" mean?	something that you really can't do anything about	The fact that I failed the driver's test was just one of those things and there is nothing that I can do about it.
get out of hand What does "get out of hand" mean?	become out of control; become badly managed.	"Your absences are getting out of hand, Bob.You'd better do something quickly to improve the situation if youwant to keep your job."
On the rebound What does "On the rebound" mean?	If someone is on the rebound, their relationship has recently ended and they are emotionally unstable.

blow up in (someone's) face What does "blow up in (someone's) face" mean?	to be ruined while one is working on it (a plan/project etc.), to explode suddenly	The secret plan blew up in our face when we discovered that everybody already knew about it.
swim against the tide/current What does "swim against the tide/current" mean?	to do the opposite of what most people want to do	My friend likes to swim against the tide and never wants to do what others are doing.
dead from the neck up What does "dead from the neck up" mean?	to be very stupid	My boss seems to be dead from the neck up.
six feet under What does "six feet under" mean?	dead (buried six feet under the ground in a grave)	The criminal lives a bad life and if he does not change he will soon be six feet under.

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Rough And Tumble Idiom