American Idioms and Expressions

Team Up With (someone) Idiom

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team up with (someone) What does team up with (someone) mean?	to join with someone	I teamed up with a good friend to try and raise money for the concert series.
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Bring on board What does "Bring on board" mean?	To make people embrace the ideas intended by the leader or agree to join a team or project is to bring them on board.

go it alone What does "go it alone" mean?	to do something by oneself	Nobody would help us so we had to go it alone with the project.
pain in the rear end What does "pain in the rear end" mean?	highly irritating or difficult
by the nape of the neck What does "by the nape of the neck" mean?	by the back of the neck	The dog liked to be picked up by the nape of the neck.
have broad shoulders What does "have broad shoulders" mean?	have the ability to work hard and take on responsibilities and accept criticism (because you are strong with broad shoulders)	The man has broad shoulders and does much more than his share of work in our company.
fruit What does "fruit" mean?	male homosexual

footloose and fancy-free What does "footloose and fancy-free" mean?	to be without responsibilities or commitments	The couple were footloose and fancy-free and they could do whatever they wanted. for Idioms
draw blood What does "draw blood" mean?	to make a wound that bleeds, to anger someone	The politician was very careful not to draw blood during the debate.
hide/bury one`s head in the sand What does "hide/bury one`s head in the sand" mean?	keep from knowing something dangerous or unpleasant	He hates to talk about important matters and hides his head in the sand when I try to talk to him.
Little strokes fell great oaks What does "Little strokes fell great oaks" mean?	Meaning: even though something may seem impossible, if you break it up into small parts and take one step at a time, you will succeed.

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