Take A Beating Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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take a beating What does take a beating mean?	to lose money	My father took a beating when he sold his car.
take a beating What does take a beating mean?	to lose much money	My friend took a beating on the stock market and has now stopped buying stocks.
take a beating What does take a beating mean?	to lose much money	My friend took a beating on the stock market and has now stopped buying stocks.
take a beating What does take a beating mean?	to lose money	My father took a beating when he sold his car.
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burst with joy What does "burst with joy" mean?	to be full of happiness and ready to burst	My grandmother burst with joy when she saw her new baby granddaughter.

blow up in (someone's) face What does "blow up in (someone's) face" mean?	to be ruined while one is working on it (a plan or project etc.), to explode suddenly	The secret plan blew up in our face when we discovered that everybody already knew about it. The bomb blew up in the man's face.
schmoozer What does "schmoozer" mean?	person who can chat or gossip effectively
turn (something) to one's advantage What does "turn (something) to one's advantage" mean?	to make an advantage for oneself out of something	The man was able to turn his previous job experience to his advantage in his new job.
quick on the trigger What does "quick on the trigger" mean?	to be quick to respond to something, to be quick to draw a gun and shoot	The man was too quick on the trigger and should have thought more carefully about what he was going to say.
find one's feet What does "find one's feet" mean?	to become used to a new situation or experience	I was able to easily find my feet when I started my new job.
Drown your sorrows What does "Drown your sorrows" mean?	If someone gets drunk or drinks a lot to try to stop feeling unhappy, they drown their sorrows.

know-how What does "know-how" mean?	knowledge and skill	Our new boss has a lot of know-how about how to operate a business.
train wreck What does "train wreck" mean?	patient with multiple medical problems

American Idioms and Expressions

Take A Beating Idiom