American Idioms and Expressions

The Likes Of (someone) Idiom

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the likes of (someone)
What does the likes of (someone) mean?		 anyone like the person who you are talking aboutI really don't enjoy spending time with the likes of my neighbor.

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day in and day out
What does "day in and day out" mean?		 regularly, all of the time My father goes to a small restaurant for lunch day in and day out and he never gets tired of it.

down and dirty
What does "down and dirty" mean?		 unfair or nasty or sneaky The team decided to get down and dirty in order to try and win the tournament.

drag
What does "drag" mean?		puff of a cigarette
make (someone's) blood run cold
What does "make (someone's) blood run cold" mean?		 shock or horrify someoneThe sight of the injured family in the car accident made my blood run cold.
knock (someone) off their feet
What does "knock (someone) off their feet" mean?		 surprise or shock someone so much that he does not know what to doWhen they announced that I had won the prize it knocked me off my feet.
out of one`s hair
What does "out of one`s hair" mean?		 to go away because one is a nuisanceThe woman got her children out of her hair and was able to do some work.
get the blues
What does "get the blues" mean?		 to become sad or depressed The dull cloudy weather has caused me to get the blues.

stand (something) on its head
What does "stand (something) on its head" mean?		 to show that an idea or argument is wrong and means the opposite of what it first seemed to mean, to change the way that people think about somethingWe stood the argument on its head with our intelligent argument against it.
pay off a debt/loan
What does "pay off a debt/loan" mean?		 to finish paying back the money that one has borrowed from a bank/store etc.The furniture manufacturer was unable to pay off their loan so they went out of business.
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