American Idioms and Expressions

Set (someone Or Something) Free Idiom

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set (someone or something) free
What does set (someone or something) free mean?
to release someone or somethingThe conservation officers went to the mountains and set the bear free.

Some Random Idioms
take the roll
What does "take the roll" mean?
to call the names of students in an attendance book and expect them to answer if they are there The teacher took the roll and then we started the lesson.

fill the bill
What does "fill the bill" mean?
to be suitable for what is requiredI think that the new equipment should fill the bill for us.
fly into the face of danger
What does "fly into the face of danger" mean?
to take great risksThe pilot was flying into the face of danger when he went to fight the forest fire.
be curtains for (someone or something)
What does "be curtains for (someone or something)" mean?
to be the end or death for someone or something It was curtains for my old computer when it finally stopped working.

pride oneself on/in (something)
What does "pride oneself on/in (something)" mean?
to take special pride in somethingMy father prides himself on the fact that he has never been absent from work in his life.
as sick as a dog
What does "as sick as a dog" mean?
very sick My friend was as sick as a dog when he left the restaurant last night.

out of bounds
What does "out of bounds" mean?
to be outside the boundaries of a playing areaThe ball went out of bounds and the boys had to go over the fence to get it.
Good as gold
What does "Good as gold" mean?
If children are as good as gold, they behave very well.
Clean bill of health
What does "Clean bill of health" mean?
To be found healthy.I visited the doctor today and was given a clean bill of health.
This widely used term has its origins in the "Bill of Health", a document issued to a ship showing that the port it sailed from suffered from no epidemic or infection at the time of departure.
out of one's mind/head/senses
What does "out of one's mind/head/senses" mean?
to be silly/senseless/crazyMy friend was out of his mind to buy a new computer just before he went overseas to work.
get a grasp of (something)
What does "get a grasp of (something)" mean?
to begin to understand somethingI am beginning to get a grasp of how to operate the new computer system.
zero hour
What does "zero hour" mean?
the exact time when an attack or other military action will startThe air force planes waited until zero hour in order to start out on their bombing mission.
spook factory
What does "spook factory" mean?
CIA (Central Intelligence Agency)
out of the running
What does "out of the running" mean?
eliminated from a contest, no longer being considered eliminated from a contest, no longer being consideredOur friend was out of the running for the director's job so she decided to return to school and continue her education.

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