American Idioms and Expressions

Think The World Of (someone Or Something) Idiom

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think the world of (someone or something)
What does think the world of (someone or something) mean?
to be very fond of someone or somethingThe woman thinks the world of the little girl who lives next door.

Some Random Idioms
cut from the same cloth
What does "cut from the same cloth" mean?
to share a lot of similarities The two boys are cut from the same cloth and are similar in every way.

cook (someone`s) goose
What does "cook (someone`s) goose" mean?
to damage someone's plans, to damage or ruin someone The woman cooked her goose when she fought against her company and lost.

ride on (someone's) coattails
What does "ride on (someone's) coattails" mean?
to have one's fortune or success depend on another person The sales manager was riding on the coattails of his boss and hoped to achieve success in the company.

take attendance
What does "take attendance" mean?
record the names of persons who are attending school or something similarAfter our teacher took attendance we began to do our math lesson.
Keep your cool
What does "Keep your cool" mean?
If you keep your cool, you don't get excessively excited or disturbed in a bad situation.
line of products
What does "line of products" mean?
a group or category of products that are similar to each other Our company will introduce a new line of products in the autumn.

(as) old as the hills
What does "(as) old as the hills" mean?
to be very oldThe building next to the library is as old as the hills.
piss somebody off
What does "piss somebody off" mean?
upset somebody
wrack one's brains
What does "wrack one's brains" mean?
think very hard or very deeply. I'm wracking my brains but just can't remember her name.

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