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
go bad What does "go bad" mean?	to become rotten/bad	The apples will go bad if they are not eaten soon.

take one's mind off (something) What does "take one's mind off (something)" mean?	to stop from worrying or thinking about a problem	I went to a movie to take my mind off my problems at work.
play the field What does "play the field" mean?	to date many different people, to avoid steady dates with the same person	After my sister stopped dating her boyfriend she decided to play the field until she met someone new.
hang on What does "hang on" mean?	wait, continue listening on the telephone	"Hang on for a minute while I go and get some paper and a pen."
put (something) over on (someone) What does "put (something) over on (someone)" mean?	to fool/trick someone	He was trying to put something over on his boss when he said that he was sick and could not come to work.
buns What does "buns" mean?	buttocks.	Nice buns on that chick. She must work out.

check one's luggage What does "check one's luggage" mean?	to give your luggage to an airline agent in return for a luggage claim ticket	I checked my luggage and went to wait for my flight.
take over (something) What does "take over (something)" mean?	to take control of something, to take command of something	A large foreign company took control of our company last month.
at first blush What does "at first blush" mean?	when first seen, without careful study	At first blush the man seemed like a good worker but later we had many problems with him.
on one's mind What does "on one's mind" mean?	occupying one's thoughts, currently being thought about	Recently I have had many things on my mind.

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School Of Thought Idiom