Strapped Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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strapped What does strapped mean?	short on cash; broke; having no money
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loose cannon What does "loose cannon" mean?	blabbermouth; someone who says too much, often at the wrong time

come on! What does "come on!" mean?	please, hurry, go faster	"Come on, I only have a few minutes before I must go." "Come on, stop doing that."
Run the show What does "Run the show" mean?	If someone runs the show, they like to be in control and make all the decisions.
one's flesh and blood What does "one's flesh and blood" mean?	a close relative	The girl is my flesh and blood so I felt terrible when she got into trouble.
in one's Sunday best What does "in one's Sunday best" mean?	in one's best clothes that you would wear to go to worship in a church (in the days when people dressed in a more formal way to attend church)	I was dressed in my Sunday best when I went for the job interview.
sack What does "sack" mean?	the tackling of a player in football (American)

cut a deal What does "cut a deal" mean?	to make an agreement, to make a deal/arrangement	We cut a deal and left the meeting in a positive mood.
you can lead a horse to water (but you can't make it drink) What does "you can lead a horse to water (but you can't make it drink)" mean?	you can give someone the opportunity to do something but you cannot force him or her to do it if they do not want to	You can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink and no matter how hard we try to help my cousin get a job he will not make any effort when we introduce him to someone who knows about a job.
at the outside What does "at the outside" mean?	as the highest estimate	We can feed one hundred people at the outside during the seminar.
jumping-off place/point What does "jumping-off place/point" mean?	the starting place of a long trip, start of something	We gathered early in the morning at the jumping-off place for our hike to the mountains.

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