American Idioms and Expressions

Take A Punch At (someone) Idiom

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take a punch at (someone)
What does take a punch at (someone) mean?
to strike someone with one's fistThe man in the restaurant suddenly took a punch at the waiter.

Some Random Idioms
dig
What does "dig" mean?
comprehend; understand; appreciate
get one's start
What does "get one's start" mean?
to receive the first major opportunity of one's careerThe newspaper owner got his start by selling papers when he was a child.
sold out
What does "sold out" mean?
a product/ticket is completely sold from a store or eventAll of the latest DVD's are sold out at the moment.
boil down to (something)
What does "boil down to (something)" mean?
to reduce something to its essential or main partThe reason that we could not go on a holiday boiled down to the fact that we did not have enough money.
dish
What does "dish" mean?
sexually appealing woman
crap
What does "crap" mean?
worthless junk
buy out (someone or something) or buy (someone or something) out
What does "buy out (someone or something) or buy (someone or something) out" mean?
to buy the ownership or a majority share of something The large company decided to buy out the small textile company.

raise/wave a white flag
What does "raise/wave a white flag" mean?
to indicate that you have been defeated and you want to give upThe soldiers raised a white flag and gave themselves up to the enemy.
go with (something)
What does "go with (something)" mean?
to go well with somethingMy green shirt does not go with my red hat.

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