American Idioms and Expressions

Take Steps To (prevent/do Something) Idiom

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take steps to (prevent/do something)
What does take steps to (prevent/do something) mean?		 to begin to make plans or arrangements for something, to make preparations for somethingOur company has begun to take steps to stop people from smoking in the office building.

Some Random Idioms
piss-ant
What does "piss-ant" mean?		 completely worthless
don sackcloth and ashes
What does "don sackcloth and ashes" mean?		 to behave in a way that shows that you are very sorry for something that you have done wrong - in ancient Biblical times people wore very uncomfortable sackcloth (cloth for sacks) for mourning and al The man was asked to don sackcloth and ashes to repent for his terrible mistake.

AFAIK
What does "AFAIK" mean?		 as far as I know (computers and Web usage). AFAIK, it's not a problem.
a match for (someone)
What does "a match for (someone)" mean?		 equal to someone in a contestThe German soccer team was a match for the Brazilian team.
Tally ho!
What does "Tally ho!" mean?		(UK) This is an exclamation used for encouragement before doing something difficult or dangerous.
find (someone) guilty
What does "find (someone) guilty" mean?		 decide that someone is guilty in a court of lawThe judge found the young man guilty of breaking and entering a small store.
go off the deep end
What does "go off the deep end" mean?		 to become angry or emotionalThe man went off the deep end when he saw his picture in the paper.
cry wolf
What does "cry wolf" mean?		 to warn of danger that is not there The man is always crying wolf and now nobody believes him.

barge in on (someone or something)
What does "barge in on (someone or something)" mean?		 to interrupt someone or something, to intrude on someone or something My sister often barges in on me when I am with my friends.

King of the castle
What does "King of the castle" mean?		 The king of the castle is the person who is in charge of something or in a very comfortable position compared to their companions.
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