American Idioms and Expressions

Speak Of The Devil (and He Appears) Idiom

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speak of the devil (and he appears)
What does speak of the devil (and he appears) mean?		 to appear just when someone is talking about you"Speak of the devil and he appears," I said as our colleague who we were talking about walked in the door.
speak of the devil (and he appears)
What does speak of the devil (and he appears) mean?		 a person appears just when you are talking about him or herWe were in the coffee shop talking about our friend when speak of the devil, our friend suddenly appeared.

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a square deal
What does "a square deal" mean?		 a fair and honest transactionI always receive a square deal when I do business with the local shops in my area.
no hard feelings
What does "no hard feelings" mean?		 no anger or resentmentThere were no hard feelings between the two women after they got into a fight at work.
pie in the sky
What does "pie in the sky" mean?		 an idea or plan that you think will never happenMy cousin's plans are usually pie in the sky and will never happen.
shitload of
What does "shitload of" mean?		large quantity of something
strike it rich
What does "strike it rich" mean?		 to suddenly become rich or successfulMy grandfather struck it rich when he was young but when he died he had no money.
spic
What does "spic" mean?		Hispanic person
rough up (someone)
What does "rough up (someone)" mean?		 to attack or hurt someone physicallyThe three men roughed up the waiter at the hotel and were arrested by the police.
down
What does "down" mean?		 finished; done
drive up to (someone or something)
What does "drive up to (someone or something)" mean?		 to approach someone or something The car drove up to the bank.

frighten the living daylights out of (someone)
What does "frighten the living daylights out of (someone)" mean?		 to frighten someone very much The horror movie frightened the living daylights out of the young girl.

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