Slip One`s Mind Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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slip one`s mind What does slip one`s mind mean?	to be forgotten	"I am very sorry that I did not meet you last night but our appointment slipped my mind."
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strike out What does "strike out" mean?	to fail	We struck out in our attempt to gather enough support to build a new cafeteria in our building.

read (someone's) mind What does "read (someone's) mind" mean?	to guess what someone is thinking	It is very difficult to read the mind of my boss and know what she wants me to do.
go back to the drawing board What does "go back to the drawing board" mean?	to go back and start something from the beginning	The negotiations failed so we had to go back to the drawing board and start over.
hit (someone) like a ton of bricks What does "hit (someone) like a ton of bricks" mean?	surprise or shock someone	When the small school went out of business it hit everyone like a ton of bricks.
soaked to the skin What does "soaked to the skin" mean?	one's clothing is wet right through to the skin	I was soaked to the skin after walking in the rain.

try one`s hand at (something) What does "try one`s hand at (something)" mean?	to make an inexperienced attempt at something, to try something	I tried my hand at golf last summer but I did not like it.
play by the rules What does "play by the rules" mean?	follow the generally accepted rules of something	follow the generally accepted rules of somethingThe team members refused to play by the rules so they were asked to leave the tournament.
wired What does "wired" mean?	anxious; nervous; very alert
Scare the daylights out of someone What does "Scare the daylights out of someone" mean?	If you scare the daylights out of someone, you terrify them. (This can be made even stronger by saying 'the living daylights'.)

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Slip One`s Mind Idiom