American Idioms and Expressions

Royal Treatment Idiom

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royal treatment What does royal treatment mean?	very good treatment	My parents received the royal treatment when they went to visit their relatives.
royal treatment What does royal treatment mean?	very good treatment	My parents receive the royal treatment when they go to visit their relatives. rub Idioms
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be game What does "be game" mean?	to be ready for action or agreeable to participate in something	All of the students were game to go to the science exhibition.
read the handwriting on the wall What does "read the handwriting on the wall" mean?	to anticipate what is going to happen by observing small hints and clues	Everybody in our department could read the handwriting on the wall and knew that the company would soon close our department.
for kicks What does "for kicks" mean?	for fun	We decided to go to the airport to watch the airplanes for kicks.
rev (something) up What does "rev (something) up" mean?	to make an engine run very fast	The young man began to rev the motor of his car up while he was waiting for his friend.
every cloud has a silver lining What does "every cloud has a silver lining" mean?	there is always something good in every problem or bad event	Although the fire destroyed the small business, every cloud has a silver lining and the business owners were able to build a new building which was better than the original one.
bounce What does "bounce" mean?	have a check fail to clear payment due to lack of funds.	My checked bounced because I forgot to put money into my account.
fuzz What does "fuzz" mean?	police; police officer.	Quick, run, the fuzz is here.

heart is not in (something) What does "heart is not in (something)" mean?	to not really want to do what you are doing	The boy's heart was not in the swimming club so he quit the team.
put the cat among the pigeons What does "put the cat among the pigeons" mean?	to cause trouble	Sending the unpopular supervisor to talk to the angry workers was like putting the cat among the pigeons.
meal ticket What does "meal ticket" mean?	a thing or person that someone uses to get the money that they need to live	The woman's nursing degree is her meal ticket to a flexible and good life.
naked eye What does "naked eye" mean?	the human eye (with no binoculars etc.)	It was difficult to see the bird with the naked eye.

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