American Idioms and Expressions

Slice Of The Pie Idiom

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slice of the pie What does slice of the pie mean?	a share of something	The government wants a slice of the pie of the money from the new casinos.
slice of the pie What does slice of the pie mean?	a share of something (money etc.)	The government wants a slice of the pie from the new casinos. potato Idioms
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rack one`s brains What does "rack one`s brains" mean?	to try hard to think or remember something	I have been racking my brains all day trying to remember the man's name.
dummy What does "dummy" mean?	dumb, idiotic person
give (someone) a hand with (something) What does "give (someone) a hand with (something)" mean?	to help someone with something	I gave my friend a hand when he moved into his new apartment.
smell a rat What does "smell a rat" mean?	to be suspicious, to feel that something is wrong	I smell a rat. There is something wrong with the offer of a free credit card.

blow it out your ear What does "blow it out your ear" mean?	go away; no way (expression of disbelief).	Blow it out your ear! No one cares.
far out What does "far out" mean?	cool; nice; excellent
a cash cow What does "a cash cow" mean?	a product or service that makes much money	Our new business is a cash cow. We are making a lot of money now.
learn by heart What does "learn by heart" mean?	memorize something so you can repeat it without thinking	The children learned all of the songs by heart for the school play.
give one's eye teeth (to do something or for something) What does "give one's eye teeth (to do something or for something)" mean?	to want to do something very much, to want something very much	I would give my eye teeth to go to London with my cousin. I would give my eye teeth for a new computer.
Mess with a bull, you get the horns What does "Mess with a bull, you get the horns" mean?	If you do something stupid or dangerous, you can get hurt.

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