American Idioms and Expressions

The Best Laid Plans Of Mice And Men Idiom

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the best-laid plans of mice and men
What does the best-laid plans of mice and men mean?
the best thought-out plans that anyone can makeThe best-laid plans of mice and men could not prevent the problems that we had with our travel plans.
the best-laid plans of mice and men
What does the best-laid plans of mice and men mean?
the best thought-out plans that anyone can make The best-laid plans of mice and men could not prevent our travel problems.


Some Random Idioms
fall in with (a group of people)
What does "fall in with (a group of people)" mean?
to become associated with a group of people (usually used when you fall in with a bad group of people) The boy fell in with a bad group of friends and began to have problems at school.

punker
What does "punker" mean?
person (usually young) who emulates the fashion and behavior of punk rock musicians
tokus
What does "tokus" mean?
buttocks; posterior
fall over backwards (to do something)
What does "fall over backwards (to do something)" mean?
to do everything possible to do something or please someone The teacher fell over backwards to help his students.

corner the market
What does "corner the market" mean?
to dominate a particular market with your product The large company has cornered the market for cell phones in our city.

of all things
What does "of all things" mean?
Imagine that!"Of all things," the woman said when the post office worker told her that her package was too large for delivery.
crap
What does "crap" mean?
defacate; move one's bowls
carry over (something) or carry (something) over
What does "carry over (something) or carry (something) over" mean?
to save or postpone something for another time The department store will carry over their sale until after the national holiday.

neuro
What does "neuro" mean?
neorology; neurological service in a hospital. Call neuro. We won't figure this out on our own.

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