Sucky Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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sucky What does sucky mean?	undesirable; unappealing; low-quality	That's such a sucky car you have!
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on target What does "on target" mean?	to be on schedule, to be exactly as predicted	Our company is on target to have its best year of sales ever.

Davy Jone's locker What does "Davy Jone's locker" mean?	the bottom of the sea (as a grave)	When the boat sank all of the crew members went to Davy Jone's locker.
Sell down the river What does "Sell down the river" mean?	If you sell someone down the river, you betray their trust.
where there's a will there's a way What does "where there's a will there's a way" mean?	if you are sufficiently determined you can overcome difficulties and do what you want to do	Where there's a will there's a way and the young woman worked very hard to get enough money to go to the computer school.
cut (someone) to the quick What does "cut (someone) to the quick" mean?	to hurt someone's feelings very badly	The woman cut her friend to the quick when she criticized her new clothes.
Patience of Job What does "Patience of Job" mean?	If something requires the patience of Job, it requires great patience.
set (something) on its ear What does "set (something) on its ear" mean?	to cause a group/organization to be excited and interested in something	The new plan set most of the company on its ear. Everyone was very excited.
flea in (someone`s) ear What does "flea in (someone`s) ear" mean?	an idea or answer that is not welcome	I put a flea in my supervisor's ear when I told him about the computer problem.

hit pay dirt What does "hit pay dirt" mean?	to make a valuable discovery, to find the dirt in which much gold is found	We hit pay dirt when we got the rights to distribute the new product.
on hand What does "on hand" mean?	to be in one's possession, to be ready	We did not have enough supplies on hand so we were unable to finish the job.
out of work What does "out of work" mean?	to be unemployed	There are many people out of work in our town.
save one`s breath What does "save one`s breath" mean?	to remain silent because talking will do no good	You may as well save your breath and not talk to her as she will not believe you anyway.
out of the loop What does "out of the loop" mean?	to not be involved or taking part in a job or in information sharing with one's colleagues etc.	I was out of the loop during the negotiations and did not know what was going on.

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Sucky Idiom