School Of Thought Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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school of thought What does school of thought mean?	a particular philosophy	There are many schools of thought about how the government should proceed with its new transportation plan.
school of thought What does school of thought mean?	a particular way or a philosophy of thinking about something	There are many schools of thought related to the different ways to learn a foreign language.
school of thought What does school of thought mean?	a particular way or philosophy of thinking about something	There are many schools of thought about how to learn a foreign language.
school of thought What does school of thought mean?	a particular philosophy	There are many schools of thought about how the government should proceed with its new transportation plan.
	Some Random Idioms
all right (1) What does "all right (1)" mean?	(1): expression of reluctant agreement.	A: "Come to the party with me. Please!"B: "Oh, all right. I don't want to, but I will."

put on the feed bag What does "put on the feed bag" mean?	to eat a meal (like a horse would)	We put on the feed bag immediately after we got home.
upset the applecart What does "upset the applecart" mean?	to ruin a plan or event by surprise or accident	Everything was going well at the company picnic until our boss arrived and upset the applecart.
once in a blue moon What does "once in a blue moon" mean?	very rarely	We only go out for Italian food once in a blue moon although we enjoy it very much.
pick at (something) What does "pick at (something)" mean?	to eat only little bits of something	The boy was sick and would only pick at his food.
Word of the law What does "Word of the law" mean?	The word of the law means that the law is interpreted in an absolutely literal way which goes against the ideas that the lawmakers had wished to implement.
on no account What does "on no account" mean?	for no reason, absolutely not	On no account am I going to let my friend borrow my laptop computer.

glad rags What does "glad rags" mean?	fancy clothing; one's best closthing (anachronistic)
call it a night What does "call it a night" mean?	to finish work and go home	We worked until very late and then called it a night.
pull over What does "pull over" mean?	to drive to the side of the road and stop	I was very tired so I pulled over to the side of the road to rest.
UFO What does "UFO" mean?	Unidentified Flying Object	Unidentified Flying ObjectThe number of UFO sightings has increased dramatically recently.
sweet-talk (someone) What does "sweet-talk (someone)" mean?	to praise or flatter someone to get what you want	My sister tried to sweet-talk our father into giving her the car but he said no.

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