Stay Put Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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stay put What does stay put mean?	to stay in one place, to not leave	We decided to stay put for our holidays rather than go away.
stay put What does stay put mean?	to stay in one place, to not leave	We decided to stay put for our holidays rather than go away.
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set out to (do something) What does "set out to (do something)" mean?	to decide and begin to try to do something, to attempt to do something	My friend set out to learn Spanish when he went to Mexico.

make short work of (something) What does "make short work of (something)" mean?	finish something quickly	He made short work of the typing and has started working on the other report.
go steady What does "go steady" mean?	date one person regularly (not so common recently but at one time used often by teenagers)	date one person regularly (not so common recently but at one time used often by teenagers)The two students have been going steady for three years now.
look at (someone) cross-eyed What does "look at (someone) cross-eyed" mean?	to do something or look at someone in a way that may provoke anger	If you look at the man cross-eyed he will usually become angry.
know where all the bodies are buried What does "know where all the bodies are buried" mean?	to know all the important details and secrets about something	Our new boss knows where all the bodies are buried in our company and knows how to keep a secret.
red herring What does "red herring" mean?	an unimportant matter that draws attention away from the main subject	Talking about the other issue was a red herring and did not do anything to deal with today's problem.
party line What does "party line" mean?	the official ideas of a group (usually political) that must be followed by all members	The members of the political party were forced to follow the party line on most issues.

pain in the ass What does "pain in the ass" mean?	highly irritating or difficult
show one`s true colors What does "show one`s true colors" mean?	to show what one is really like or really thinking	I thought that the woman likes me but she showed her true colors when she began yelling at me on the telephone.
live by one's wits What does "live by one's wits" mean?	survive by being clever	The boy lives by his wits and never has any problems dealing with life.
Go west What does "Go west" mean?	If something goes west, it goes wrong. If someone goes west, they die.
come back (into fashion) What does "come back (into fashion)" mean?	to become popular again	Recently, bell-bottom pants have come back into fashion.

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Stay Put Idiom