Sum And Substance Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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sum and substance What does sum and substance mean?	a summary, the gist of something	The sum and substance of what the speaker said was very interesting.
sum and substance What does sum and substance mean?	a summary, the gist of something	The sum and substance of what the speaker said was very interesting.
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Music to my ears What does "Music to my ears" mean?	If something someone says is music to your ears, it is exactly what you had wanted to hear.

blow one's stack What does "blow one's stack" mean?	to become very angry	The customer blew his stack when they refused to exchange his purchase at the store.
loaded for bear What does "loaded for bear" mean?	very angry	The man was loaded for bear when he went in to see the supervisor.
Grass roots What does "Grass roots" mean?	This idioms is often used in politics, where it refers to the ordinary people or voters. It can be used to mean people at the bottom of a hierarchy.
break off (something) or break (something) off What does "break off (something) or break (something) off" mean?	to discontinue something, to terminate something	The two countries broke off their relations.
set the pace What does "set the pace" mean?	to decide on a rate of speed to do something that others will follow	The manager of the factory sets the pace for the employees under him.
join hands What does "join hands" mean?	to hold hands so that one person is holding the hand of another person	The children joined hands as they crossed the road.
an ear to the ground What does "an ear to the ground" mean?	attention that is paid to the way things are going or the way people feel and think	The president has an ear to the ground and knows everything that is going on in our company.

set one's heart against (something) What does "set one's heart against (something)" mean?	to turn against something, to become totally against something	From the beginning my friend set his heart against my proposal for having a birthday party for our teacher.
come in low What does "come in low" mean?	to offer a low amount of money for a product or service	The company came in low with an offer for our product.
in-country What does "in-country" mean?	nation outside the U.S. where a soldier is stationed
for the heck/hell of it What does "for the heck/hell of it" mean?	just for fun	We went down to the river to throw stones just for the heck of it.
stupid-ass What does "stupid-ass" mean?	dumb, idiotic person
take a whack at (someone) What does "take a whack at (someone)" mean?	to hit someone	The man on the bus suddenly took a whack at the man sitting beside him.

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Sum And Substance Idiom