American Idioms and Expressions

Serve As A Guinea Pig Idiom

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serve as a guinea pig
What does serve as a guinea pig mean?
to allow some kind of test to be performed on someoneThe students served as a guinea pig for the school board's plan to change the school curriculum.
serve as a guinea pig
What does serve as a guinea pig mean?
to allow some kind of test to be performed on someoneI was not happy that I had to act as a guinea pig for the managers who were testing the new training material.
serve as a guinea pig
What does serve as a guinea pig mean?
to allow some kind of test to be performed on someone I was not happy that I had to serve as a guinea pig for the new training material.

serve as a guinea pig
What does serve as a guinea pig mean?
to allow some kind of test to be performed on someone The students served as a guinea pig for the school board's plan to change the school curriculum.


Some Random Idioms
legs
What does "legs" mean?
ground soldiers; unit that is neither mechanized nor airborne
paint oneself into a corner
What does "paint oneself into a corner" mean?
to get into a bad situation that is difficult or impossible to get out ofMy friend has painted himself into a corner now that he has begun to fight with his supervisor.
break into tears
What does "break into tears" mean?
to start crying suddenly The woman broke into tears when she heard the bad news.

even so
What does "even so" mean?
nevertheless, however My friend has always worked but even so he has no money saved.

On the cheap
What does "On the cheap" mean?
If you do something on the cheap, you spend as little as possible to do it.
acquire a taste for (something)
What does "acquire a taste for (something)" mean?
to learn to like something We acquired a taste for classical music during our trip to Europe.

make (something) out of nothing
What does "make (something) out of nothing" mean?
make an issue out of something of little importanceMy friend always wants to make something out of nothing and fights with everyone.
get across (something) to (someone) or get (something) across to (someone)
What does "get across (something) to (someone) or get (something) across to (someone)" mean?
to explain or say something so that someone can understand it It was difficult to get across the importance of the school safety rules to the children.

find fault with (someone or something)
What does "find fault with (someone or something)" mean?
to criticize someone or somethingMy boss finds fault with everything that I do.
tight-fisted
What does "tight-fisted" mean?
very frugal; unwilling to spend money unnecessarily. A: Do you think Charlie will donate any money to the activities fund? B: No way! He's too tight-fisted!
wagon
What does "wagon" mean?
station wagon

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