American Idioms and Expressions

Scare The (living) Daylights Out Of (someone) Idiom

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scare the (living) daylights out of (someone)
What does scare the (living) daylights out of (someone) mean?		 to frighten someone very muchFalling off the bicycle scared the daylights out of the little girl.

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wetback
What does "wetback" mean?		Hispanic illegal immigrant
Fat head
What does "Fat head" mean?		 A fat head is a dull, stupid person.
play up to (someone)
What does "play up to (someone)" mean?		 to flatter or please someone to try and gain their favorHe is always playing up to his boss so he can get more free time.
bring (someone) around
What does "bring (someone) around" mean?		 to restore someone to health or consciousness, to cure someoneThe medical workers were able to bring the man around after the accident.
now or never
What does "now or never" mean?		 at this time and no otherIt was now or never so the young man asked his girlfriend to marry him.
burger
What does "burger" mean?		hamburger. Gimme a burger, no fries.
that will be the day
What does "that will be the day" mean?		 something will probably never happen"That will be the day when you are in charge of managing the restaurant."
talk until one is blue in the face
What does "talk until one is blue in the face" mean?		 to talk until one is exhausted I talked until I was blue in the face but I could not change my teacher's opinion about my essay.

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have (something) in mind
What does "have (something) in mind" mean?		 have a plan or idea in one's mindI don't know what my friend has in mind so I will ask him later.
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