Spiffed Up Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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spiffed up What does spiffed up mean?	nicely dressed; cleaned up.	You got all spiffed up for today's meeting? Why?
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Weight off your shoulders What does "Weight off your shoulders" mean?	If something is a weight off your shoulders, you have relieved yourself of a burden, normally a something that has been troubling you or worrying you.

have (something) hanging over one's head What does "have (something) hanging over one's head" mean?	to have something bothering or worrying you, to have a deadline to worry about	I have had the final essay hanging over my head for many weeks now.
Till the cows come home What does "Till the cows come home" mean?	This idioms means 'for a very long time'. ('Until the cows come home' is also used.)
dead from the neck up What does "dead from the neck up" mean?	to be very stupid	My boss seems to be dead from the neck up.
easy to come by What does "easy to come by" mean?	to be easy to find	Money is not easy to come by for many people with no education.
Behind someone's back What does "Behind someone's back" mean?	If you do something behind someone's back, you do it without telling them.
run a fever/temperature What does "run a fever/temperature" mean?	to have a higher than normal body temperature	The little boy is running a temperature and should stay in bed all day.
Kick a habit What does "Kick a habit" mean?	If you kick a habit, you stop doing it.

cut (someone) off without a penny What does "cut (someone) off without a penny" mean?	to stop giving someone a regular amount of money, to leave someone no money in a will	The wealthy businessman cut his son off without a penny when the young man refused to work hard.
take over (something) What does "take over (something)" mean?	to take control of something, to take command of something	A large foreign company took control of our company last month.
read (someone's) lips What does "read (someone's) lips" mean?	to listen carefully and believe what someone is saying	The supervisor told everybody to read his lips and listen carefully to what he was saying.
poles apart What does "poles apart" mean?	to be very different, to be far from coming to an agreement	The union and management were poles apart in their attempt to reach a contract agreement.
put on the feed bag What does "put on the feed bag" mean?	to eat a meal	I put on the feed bag as soon as I got home last night.

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