American Idioms and Expressions

Spitting Image Of (someone) Idiom

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spitting image of (someone)
What does spitting image of (someone) mean?
the exact resemblance to someoneMy cousin is a spitting image of his father.

Some Random Idioms
swipe
What does "swipe" mean?
take something
pack a punch/wallop
What does "pack a punch/wallop" mean?
to provide a burst of energy/power/excitementThe storm packed a wallop and did much damage to the coast.
ring true
What does "ring true" mean?
to sound or seem true or likelyThe predictions by the scientists are beginning to ring true.
end up (somewhere)
What does "end up (somewhere)" mean?
to finish at a certain placeWe ended up at a small coffee shop near the restaurant.
Send someone packing
What does "Send someone packing" mean?
If you send someone packing, you send them away, normally when they want something from you.
turn a deaf ear to (someone)
What does "turn a deaf ear to (someone)" mean?
to pretend not to hear someone, to not pay attention to someone The supervisor turned a deaf ear to our complaints about the heat.

Hot as Hades
What does "Hot as Hades" mean?
If something's as hot as Hades, it's extremely hot.
out to lunch
What does "out to lunch " mean?
to be crazy, to be uninformedThe woman is out to lunch and you should never believe what she tells you.
up and at 'em/them
What does "up and at 'em/them" mean?
get active and get busyWe will be up and at 'em very early tomorrow morning.

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