Send (someone) Off Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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send (someone) off What does send (someone) off mean?	to participate in saying good-bye to someone who is leaving	We went to the airport in order to send off the company president.
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white lie What does "white lie" mean?	a harmless lie often told to be polite	I told the woman a white lie when I said that I would be too busy to meet her.

deaf and dumb What does "deaf and dumb" mean?	unable to hear or speak	The young man is deaf and dumb and he has trouble understanding what is happening around him.
Herding cats What does "Herding cats" mean?	If you have to try to co-ordinate a very difficult situation, where people want to do very different things, you are herding cats.
swim against the tide/current What does "swim against the tide/current" mean?	to do the opposite of what most people want to do	My friend likes to swim against the tide and never wants to do what others are doing.
honor (someone's) check What does "honor (someone's) check" mean?	to accept someone's personal check	The bank refused to honor my check for the apartment rent.
zilch What does "zilch" mean?	: nothing.	A: "How much money do you have?"B: "Zilch. I'm broke until payday."

look like a million dollars What does "look like a million dollars" mean?	look well and prosperous, appear healthy and happy	He looked like a million dollars when I saw him at the party last weekend.
wassup What does "wassup" mean?	1. Wassup, man?

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Send (someone) Off Idiom