The Last Word Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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the last word What does the last word mean?	the last remark in an argument, the final say in deciding something	She always expects to have the last word when she and her husband go shopping together.
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put (someone or something) out to pasture What does "put (someone or something) out to pasture" mean?	to retire someone or something	We finally decided to put the old horse out to pasture and stop riding him.

map What does "map" mean?	the face
there is more than one way to skin a cat What does "there is more than one way to skin a cat" mean?	there is more than one way to do something	I knew that there was more than one way to skin a cat so I did not worry about the rules and time limit of my project.
pysched up What does "pysched up" mean?	thrilled; excited; stimulated; eager
on the tip of one`s tongue What does "on the tip of one`s tongue" mean?	almost able to remember something that you have forgotten	My former teacher's name is on the tip of my tongue and I will soon remember it.
slow going What does "slow going" mean?	the slow rate of speed and the difficulty to do something	It was slow going as I studied for my mathematics test.
pull (something) out of a hat What does "pull (something) out of a hat" mean?	to get something as if by magic, to invent/imagine something	The team was able to pull victory out of a hat and win the tournament.

flip out What does "flip out" mean?	to go crazy, to become very angry	She flipped out when she heard that I had damaged her car.
there is more than one way to skin a cat What does "there is more than one way to skin a cat" mean?	there is more than one way to do something	I knew that there was more than one way to skin a cat so I did not worry about the rules and time limit of my project.
explain (oneself) What does "explain (oneself)" mean?	to give an explanation for something wrong that you may have done	The director was forced to explain himself after the accounting problems were discovered.
eye of the storm What does "eye of the storm" mean?	the center of a problem	The politician was in the eye of the storm because of the accounting scandal.

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The Last Word Idiom