American Idioms and Expressions

Think On One's Feet Idiom

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think on one's feet
What does think on one's feet mean?		 to think/reason/plan while one is talkingMy boss can think on her feet and she can easily handle most problems.
think on one's feet
What does think on one's feet mean?		 to think/reason/plan while one is talking or doing somethingI had to think on my feet when the flood waters began to approach my house.

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in one ear and out the other
What does "in one ear and out the other" mean?		 ignored, not listened to or not heardThe teacher told the students about their homework but it went in one ear and out the other.
leave (someone) out in the cold
What does "leave (someone) out in the cold" mean?		 exclude someoneWe made an effort not to leave my friend out in the cold when we were planning the birthday party.
All my eye and Peggy Martin
What does "All my eye and Peggy Martin" mean?		(UK) An idiom that appears to have gone out of use but was prevalent in the English north Midlands of Staffordshire, Cheshire and Derbyshire from at least the turn of the 20th century until the early 1950s or so. The idiom's meaning is literally something said or written that is unbelievable, rumor, over embellished, the result of malicious village gossip etc.
ugar
What does "ugar" mean?		 drat; darn (used in place of shit to express anger or frustration)
On your last legs
What does "On your last legs" mean?		 If someone's on their last legs, they're close to dying.
keep one`s chin up
What does "keep one`s chin up" mean?		 be brave, be determined"Try and keep your chin up. Things will get better in the future."
put up or shut up
What does "put up or shut up" mean?		 to prove/do something or stop saying it, to bet money on what one says or stop saying itThe politician was forced to put up or shut up over his plans to build a new convention center.
buyer's market
What does "buyer's market" mean?		 a situation where there are more sellers than buyers of a product or service and the buyers have an advantage It was a buyer's market and the price of fruit was very cheap.

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