American Idioms and Expressions

Run Out Of Patience Idiom

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run out of patience What does run out of patience mean?	to become annoyed after being patient for a period of time	The mother has run out of patience with her son.
run out of patience What does run out of patience mean?	to become annoyed after being patient for a period of time	The mother has run out of patience with her son. run out of (something) - to use all of something The car ran out of gas in
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be dealt a bad hand/deal someone a bad hand What does "be dealt a bad hand/deal someone a bad hand" mean?	receive or give someone bad cards in a card game, receive disadvantages in something	receive or give someone bad cards in a card game, receive disadvantages in something The boy was dealt a bad hand when he was a child and always was at a disadvantage in his life.
drop out of school What does "drop out of school" mean?	stop attending school	My friend dropped out of school when he was seventeen and began to drive a truck.
all to the good What does "all to the good" mean?	for the best, for one's benefit	It was all to the good that my sister left her job.
nuts What does "nuts" mean?	crazy.	A: "Stuart says some really strange thingssometimes."B: "Sometimes? All the time! He's nuts!"
megabucks What does "megabucks" mean?	large sum of money.	He's making megabucks on Wall Street now.
chicken and egg situation What does "chicken and egg situation" mean?	a situation where two things happen together and it is difficult to see which one of them caused the other, related to two factors - each of which causes or leads to the other	I do not know if I should buy a new computer so I can make some money with it or make some money first and then buy a new computer. It is a chicken and egg situation.
not enough room to swing a cat What does "not enough room to swing a cat" mean?	not very much space	There was not enough room to swing a cat in the small hotel room.

in effect What does "in effect" mean?	a law that is necessary to obey	The new law has been in effect for three months now.
black-tie event/affair What does "black-tie event/affair" mean?	a formal event where guests wear semi-formal clothes with men wearing black bow ties with tuxedos or dinner jackets	The award ceremony for the movie awards was a black-tie affair.
a kickback What does "a kickback" mean?	money paid illegally for favorable treatment	The construction company gave the politician an illegal kickback in order to win the contract.
get (someone or something) out of one's mind/head What does "get (someone or something) out of one's mind/head" mean?	to manage to forget about someone or something	It took me several months to get my old girlfriend out of my mind.

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