American Idioms and Expressions

Straight From The Shoulder Idiom

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straight from the shoulder What does straight from the shoulder mean?	an open and honest way of speaking	My friend always speaks straight from the shoulder.
straight from the shoulder What does straight from the shoulder mean?	an open and honest way of speaking	He was speaking straight from the shoulder when he told the workers about the possible factory closing.
straight from the shoulder What does straight from the shoulder mean?	an open and honest way of speaking	The manager was speaking straight from the shoulder when he told the workers about the factory closing.
straight from the shoulder What does straight from the shoulder mean?	an open and honest way of speaking	The manager was speaking straight from the shoulder when he told the workers about the factory closing. Skin Idioms
straight from the shoulder What does straight from the shoulder mean?	an open and honest way of speaking	My friend always speaks straight from the shoulder.
	Some Random Idioms
not give two hoots about (someone or something) What does "not give two hoots about (someone or something)" mean?	to not care at all about someone or something	I do not give two hoots if my friend comes to visit me or not.
Like white on rice What does "Like white on rice" mean?	If you do something like white on rice, you do it very closely: When Bob found out I had front row tickets for the concert, he stuck to me like white on rice.
pickled What does "pickled" mean?	drunk; intoxicated
call (someone) on the carpet What does "call (someone) on the carpet" mean?	to call someone before an authority to be scolded or reprimanded	The salesman was called on the carpet by his boss for losing the big sale.
break one`s back (to do something) What does "break one`s back (to do something)" mean?	to do all one possibly can, to work very hard to do something	I broke my back trying to help my friend with his project.
be off What does "be off" mean?	to leave or depart	I plan to be off very early tomorrow morning to go to the airport.

You can't have your cake and eat it What does "You can't have your cake and eat it" mean?	This idiom means that you can't have things both ways. For example, you can't have very low taxes and a high standard of state care.
weigh on/upon (someone) What does "weigh on/upon (someone)" mean?	be a weight or pressure on someone or something, worry or upset someone	The pressure of her exams has begun to weigh upon my sister.
down-and-out What does "down-and-out" mean?	having no money	My friend was down-and-out for many years before he got a job and began to make money.
sleep in What does "sleep in" mean?	to oversleep, to sleep late in the morning	I was very tired so I decided to sleep in this morning.
You bet!/You bet your boots!/You bet your life! What does "You bet!/You bet your boots!/You bet your life!" mean?	most certainly, without any doubt	"You bet your life I will be attending the conference next year."
on (someone's) say-so What does "on (someone's) say-so" mean?	with someone's permission or authority	I was able to ask for a new stove on the apartment manager's say-so.

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