American Idioms and Expressions

Salt (something) Away Idiom

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salt (something) away
What does salt (something) away mean?		 to save money or some other itemI am salting away much money from my new job.

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What does "give (someone) an earful" mean?		to talk to someone in order to criticize or complain about something I met my supervisor and I decided to give her an earful about my job.

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What does "tune out (someone or something)" mean?		 to ignore someone or somethingI usually tune out my friend when he begins to talk too much.
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What does "dead ahead" mean?		 to be directly aheadThere was a truck dead ahead so we put on the car brakes suddenly.

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