Shades Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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shades What does shades mean?	sunglasses, especially dark sunglasses
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bone up What does "bone up" mean?	study; learn quickly or intensively.	Gotta bone up for the quiz next week.
IMO What does "IMO" mean?	in my opinion
go haywire What does "go haywire" mean?	to become damaged, to stop working properly	At first, things were going well but later our plans began to go haywire.
as scarce as hen's teeth What does "as scarce as hen's teeth" mean?	very scarce or nonexistent	Cheap hotels in this city are as scarce as hen's teeth.
inclined to (do something) What does "inclined to (do something)" mean?	tend toward doing something	Our boss is not inclined to let us take extra days off work during the busy summer months.
play the field What does "play the field" mean?	to date many different people, to avoid steady dates with the same person	After my sister stopped dating her boyfriend she decided to play the field until she met someone new.
know (something) in one's bones What does "know (something) in one's bones" mean?	to know and sense something, to have an intuition about something	I know it in my bones that I am not going to pass my English exam.
bookworm What does "bookworm" mean?	someone who reads a lot	My sister is a bookworm and is always reading a book.
put flesh on (something) What does "put flesh on (something)" mean?	add details to something so that it becomes clearer and more detailed	I worked all weekend to try and put flesh on my ideas for a new company education committee.

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Shades Idiom