American Idioms and Expressions

Tell (someone) To His Or Her Face Idiom

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tell (someone) to his or her face What does tell (someone) to his or her face mean?	to tell something to someone directly	I plan to tell my friend to his face about the problems that he has caused.
tell (someone) to his or her face What does tell (someone) to his or her face mean?	to tell something to someone directly	I told my friend to her face that I did not like her constant complaining.
	Some Random Idioms
book a hotel/flight/room What does "book a hotel/flight/room" mean?	to reserve a hotel/flight/room in advance	We booked a room for our holiday. I plan to book a flight this weekend.

By the by What does "By the by" mean?	This is used as a way of introducing an incidental topic in a conversation or to say that something is irrelevant. ('By the bye' is also used.)
bore (someone) to death What does "bore (someone) to death" mean?	to bore someone very much	The movie bored me to death.
eat high on/off the hog What does "eat high on/off the hog" mean?	to eat expensive and high quality food	My uncle has been eating high on the hog since he got his new job.
with every (other) breath What does "with every (other) breath" mean?	repeatedly or continually saying something	My friend tells me with every other breath that she does not like my boyfriend. Neck Idioms
poker face What does "poker face" mean?	a face with no expression (done in the game of poker so that nobody knows if you have good cards or not)	a face with no expression (done in the game of poker so that nobody knows if you have good cards or not)The politician had a poker face when he tried to defend himself against the scandal.
What`s cooking? What does "What`s cooking?" mean?	What is happening?, What is wrong?	"What`s cooking ", he asked his friend.
sock (something) away What does "sock (something) away" mean?	to store something in a safe place	I have been socking toys away for the time when my friend's children come to visit me.

have a heart of stone What does "have a heart of stone" mean?	be cold and unfriendly	The man has a heart of stone and he will never help anybody.
More front than Brighton What does "More front than Brighton" mean?	(UK) If you have more front than Brighton, you are very self-confident, possibly excessively so.
search high and low for (someone or something) What does "search high and low for (someone or something)" mean?	to look carefully everywhere for someone or something	I have been searching high and low for my address book.
Five o'clock shadow What does "Five o'clock shadow" mean?	A five o'clock shadow is the facial hair that a man gets if he doesn't shave for a day or two.
a road-hog What does "a road-hog" mean?	a car driver who uses more than his share of the road	My father became angry at the road-hog who was in front of our car.

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