American Idioms and Expressions

Serve Time Idiom

This database is a comprehensive collection of all the American idioms and slang available. American Idioms are many and varied. We hope you enjoy our collection. We are adding more all the time. .

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serve time
What does serve time mean?		 to spend time in jailThe man served time when he was young but now he is a good citizen.
serve time
What does serve time mean?		 to spend time in jail The man served time when he was young but now he is a good citizen.

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put (someone or something) to the test
What does "put (someone or something) to the test" mean?		 to see what someone or something can achieve or doI put my boss to the test when I asked him to replace our sales manager at work.
call on (someone)
What does "call on (someone)" mean?		 to visit someoneI plan to call on my brother during my holidays.
too much of a good thing
What does "too much of a good thing" mean?		 to be more of a good thing than is good or usefulThe new company policy was too much of a good thing and finally they decided to change it.
eleventh-hour decision
What does "eleventh-hour decision" mean?		 a decision that is made at the last possible minute The government made an eleventh-hour decision to save the hospital.

smoke (someone or something) out
What does "smoke (someone or something) out" mean?		 to force someone or something out with smokeWe smoked the rats out of their nests with the black smoke.
come up in the world
What does "come up in the world" mean?		 to improve one's status or situation in life I knew that I had come up in the world when I was invited to dinner with the president of our company.

take (something) in stride
What does "take (something) in stride" mean?		 to accept good or bad luck and continue onThe boxer took his loss in stride and began to prepare for his next fight.
dead tired
What does "dead tired" mean?		 to be very tired, to be exhausted I was dead tired so I went to bed when I got home.

get nowhere fast
What does "get nowhere fast" mean?		 to make no progressWe are getting nowhere fast in our effort to convince our boss to give us a holiday.
run off copies of (something)
What does "run off copies of (something)" mean?		 to produce copies with a printing press or a copy machineWe ran off many copies of the poster for the festival.
show one's hand
What does "show one's hand" mean?		 to reveal one's intentions to someoneI tried hard not to show my hand during the discussions about my new job.
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