Take Leave Of One's Senses Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Take Leave Of One's Senses Idiom mean?

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take leave of one's senses What does take leave of one's senses mean?	to become irrational	I think that my neighbor has taken leave of his senses. He has been acting very strange lately.
take leave of one's senses What does take leave of one's senses mean?	to become irrational/crazy	I believe that the woman in the store is beginning to take leave of her senses.
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Shoot your wad What does "Shoot your wad" mean?	When you have shot your wad, you have expended everything and have no more to say or do about a matter.

open a meeting What does "open a meeting" mean?	to begin a meeting	They opened the meeting by welcoming the new guests.
at this stage of the game What does "at this stage of the game" mean?	at some point, at some time during an activity	at some point, at some time during an activityAt this stage of the game I don't think that we should spend more money on the project.
start in as (something) What does "start in as (something)" mean?	to begin a career as something	The man started in as a mailroom clerk but soon he began to have more and more important jobs in the company.
no go What does "no go" mean?	not agreed to, no, certainly not	It is no go for our plan to have three games this weekend. We can only have two games.
BYOB What does "BYOB" mean?	Bring Your Own Bottle - used for a party or dinner where each person must bring something to drink	Bring Your Own Bottle - used for a party or dinner where each person must bring something to drinkI decided to have a dinner party at my house next week and told everyone that it was BYOB.

One-trick pony What does "One-trick pony" mean?	A one-trick pony is someone who does one thing well, but has limited skills in other areas.
at first blush What does "at first blush" mean?	when first seen, without careful study	At first blush the man seemed like a good worker but later we had many problems with him.
as calm as a toad in the sun What does "as calm as a toad in the sun" mean?	very calm and content	The girl was as calm as a toad in the sun during the speech contest.
out of pocket What does "out of pocket" mean?	from one's own resources
run around like a chicken with its head cut off What does "run around like a chicken with its head cut off" mean?	to be in a state of chaos, to run around with what seems to be no purpose	I spent the morning running around like a chicken with its head cut off when I heard that my mother was in the hospital.
blow job What does "blow job" mean?	oral sex given to a penis

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Take Leave Of One's Senses Idiom