American Idioms and Expressions

Saving Grace Idiom

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saving grace What does saving grace mean?	something that saves someone or something that would otherwise be a total disaster	The man's saving grace was his mathematical ability. His other personality traits were very strange.
saving grace What does saving grace mean?	a redeeming quality - especially a quality that compensates for one's shortcomings	The man's saving grace was his musical ability. His personality was terrible. say Idioms
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on the spot What does "on the spot" mean?	to be in a difficult or embarrassing situation	The man was put on the spot when the reporter asked him about the money.

at heart What does "at heart" mean?	basically, fundamentally	The woman is a nice person at heart although many people dislike her.
engage in (something) What does "engage in (something)" mean?	to be busy with something, to be occupied with something	The man is engaged in a new project. The woman was engaged in a long conversation.
full-court-press What does "full-court-press" mean?	a total effort or offensive, an all-out effort to put pressure on someone, a basketball tactic in which the defenders put pressure on the opposing team over the entire court and try to disrupt the ot	The company used a full-court-press in order to pressure the manager to resign.
seeing is believing What does "seeing is believing" mean?	you must see something before you can believe that it really exists	Seeing is believing and until we saw the Egyptian pyramids we could not imagine their beauty.
let bygones be bygones What does "let bygones be bygones" mean?	to forget the problems of the past	to forget the problems of the pastMy aunt decided to let bygones be bygones and she finally decided to talk to my mother again.
shove off What does "shove off" mean?	to start, to leave	"I think that it is time for us to shove off. It is almost midnight."

Bad mouth What does "Bad mouth" mean?	(UK) When you are bad mouthing,you are saying negative things about someone or something.('Bad-mouth' and 'badmouth' are also used.)
stick to a story/the facts What does "stick to a story/the facts" mean?	to remain faithful to the facts of a story	"Please stick to the facts when you tell the story to the police."
come up in the world What does "come up in the world" mean?	to improve one's status or situation in life	I knew that I had come up in the world when I was invited to dinner with the president of our company.
come to a head What does "come to a head" mean?	to come to a point where a problem must be solved	The issue came to a head and everyone was forced to talk about the problem.

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