American Idioms and Expressions

Take Up (somewhere) Idiom

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take up (somewhere) What does take up (somewhere) mean?	to begin somewhere, to start somewhere	We took up the lesson where we had finished last week.
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fifty-fifty What does "fifty-fifty" mean?	equally, evenly	We divided the cost of the trip fifty-fifty.
totally spent What does "totally spent" mean?	feeling adverse effects of methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
now and then What does "now and then" mean?	occasionally	I like to go to that restaurant now and then.
a miscarriage of justice What does "a miscarriage of justice" mean?	a wrong or mistaken decision (in a court of law)	Everybody thought that the light sentence that the murderer received was a miscarriage of justice.
cheer (someone) on What does "cheer (someone) on" mean?	to encourage someone who is trying to do something	Everybody came to the stadium to cheer on the home team.

Worm information What does "Worm information" mean?	If you worm information out of somebody, you persuade them to tell you something they wanted to keep from you.
go on a binge What does "go on a binge" mean?	to eat or do too much of something	My friend went on a binge and ate too much chocolate.
whet (someone's) appetite What does "whet (someone's) appetite" mean?	to cause someone to be interested in something and want to learn more about it	The introduction to playing a musical instrument helped to whet my appetite to learn more about music. egg Idioms
hang a right What does "hang a right" mean?	make a right turn
out of work What does "out of work" mean?	to be unemployed	There are many people out of work in our town.

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