American Idioms and Expressions

Scream One's Head Off Idiom

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scream one's head off
What does scream one's head off mean?
to scream a lot and for a long timeThe girl screamed her head off after the accident.

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What does "todger" mean?
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What does "tight spot" mean?
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What does "bolo" mean?
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What does "Turn your nose up" mean?
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What does "croak" mean?
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What does "have (something) on the brain" mean?
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in one ear and out the other
What does "in one ear and out the other" mean?
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What does "stand for (something)" mean?
to signify/mean somethingI did not know what the letters stood for so I was not able to write the full name of the company.
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What does "gangsta" mean?
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