Second Rate Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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second-rate What does second-rate mean?	to be not of the best quality	The performance of the school choir was second-rate and they need more practice to improve.
second-rate What does second-rate mean?	to be not of the best quality	The performance of the school choir was second-rate.
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cut out for (something) What does "cut out for (something)" mean?	to have a talent for something, to be suited for something	I do not think that I am cut out for all of the travelling that is required for this job.

Fly by the seat of one's pants What does "Fly by the seat of one's pants" mean?	If you fly by the seat of one's pants, you do something difficult even though you don't have the experience or training required.
come out for (someone or something) What does "come out for (someone or something)" mean?	to announce one's support for (someone or something)	The mayor recently came out for legal gambling in the city.
green belt What does "green belt" mean?	an area of fields and trees around a town	Our city has a policy to increase the green belt around the city.
get one's say What does "get one's say" mean?	to be able to say what one thinks	The meeting was over very quickly but everyone got their say.
call for (someone or something) What does "call for (someone or something)" mean?	to require something, to need the services of someone	Our problems with the toilet call for a good plumber.
Mud-slinging What does "Mud-slinging" mean?	If someone is mud-slinging, they are insulting someone and trying to damage that person's reputation.
bear the brunt of (something) What does "bear the brunt of (something)" mean?	to withstand the worst part or the strongest part of something	The small island bore the brunt of the tropical storm.

Your sins will find you out What does "Your sins will find you out" mean?	This idiom means that things you do wrong will become known.
feast one's eyes on (someone or something) What does "feast one's eyes on (someone or something)" mean?	to look at someone or something with pleasure	We stood at the top of the canyon to feast our eyes on the most beautiful scenery in the world.
pitch-black What does "pitch-black" mean?	very black, as black as pitch	The road was pitch-black and we could not see anything.
Through the floor What does "Through the floor" mean?	If prices go, or fall, through the floor, they fall very quickly.
it never rains but it pours What does "it never rains but it pours" mean?	problems often appear together in large numbers or quickly one after the other	It never rains but it pours and we have recently had many problems with our house.

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Second Rate Idiom