American Idioms and Expressions

Somewhere In The Neighborhood Of (an Amount Of Money Or Something) Idiom

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somewhere in the neighborhood of (an amount of money or something)
What does somewhere in the neighborhood of (an amount of money or something) mean?
approximately a particular measurement/amountThere were somewhere in the neighborhood of fifty people at the meeting.

Some Random Idioms
nothing is sacred
What does "nothing is sacred" mean?
important things or situations are treated with disrespectNothing is sacred and there are few subjects that the media will not talk about.
turn off (somewhere)
What does "turn off (somewhere)" mean?
to leave a road or path by turning right or left onto another road or pathWhen we arrived at the small store we turned off onto the small road.
cushy
What does "cushy" mean?
easy; soft; pleasant
gun for (someone)
What does "gun for (someone)" mean?
to look hard for a chance to harm or defeat someoneMy supervisor has been gunning for me for a long time and I do not know why.
bean counter
What does "bean counter" mean?
an accountantWe asked the bean counters to look at the figures in the new budget.
royal treatment
What does "royal treatment" mean?
very good treatmentMy parents received the royal treatment when they went to visit their relatives.
cut two ways
What does "cut two ways" mean?
to be capable of having two opposite effects, to produce advantages and disadvantagesMy decision to complain to our boss could cut two ways and cause him to be happy or angry with me.
bad blood (between people)
What does "bad blood (between people)" mean?
unpleasant feelings between peopleThere was much bad blood between the three brothers.
squirrel away (some money)
What does "squirrel away (some money)" mean?
to save or keep some moneyI was able to squirrel away much money from my previous job.
face the music
What does "face the music" mean?
to accept the consequences of somethingThe boy must face the music for his actions very soon.

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