American Idioms and Expressions

The More The Merrier Idiom

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the more the merrier
What does the more the merrier mean?		 the more people who join in the fun the better it will beThe more the merrier I thought as everyone went to the beach.
the more the merrier
What does the more the merrier mean?		 the more people who participate in an activity then the more enjoyable the activity will beThe more the merrier, we thought as we invited many people to our dinner party.

Some Random Idioms
bad-mouth (someone or something)
What does "bad-mouth (someone or something)" mean?		 to say bad things about someone or somethingThe supervisor has the habit of bad-mouthing her boss.
strike at the heart of (something)
What does "strike at the heart of (something)" mean?		 to do something that damages or destroys the basic idea or way of doing something that is very important to someone or to a groupThe decision to change the zoning laws struck at the heart of the citizen's ideas of how they wanted to live.
break
What does "break" mean?		opportunity; change. What a lucky break, I get to go to Thailand.
up the ante
What does "up the ante" mean?		 to increase what is at stake or under discussion in a dispute or conflictThe union upped the ante in their dispute with the company.
close call/shave
What does "close call/shave" mean?		 an accident that almost happens but does not happenI had a close call this morning when the truck almost hit me.
give (someone) the green light
What does "give (someone) the green light" mean?		 to give someone permission to proceed with a projectWe were given the green light to begin the new project.
pull the rug out from under (someone)
What does "pull the rug out from under (someone)" mean?		 to spoil someone`s plans, to withdraw support from someoneOur boss pulled the rug out from under our plans to open another branch office.
p-mail
What does "p-mail" mean?		physical mail
Jack Frost
What does "Jack Frost" mean?		 If everything has frozen in winter, then Jack Frost has visited.
Eat my hat
What does "Eat my hat" mean?		 People say this when they don't believe that something is going to happen e.g. 'If he passes that exam, I'll eat my hat!'
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