American Idioms and Expressions

Throw Off An Illness Idiom

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throw off an illness What does throw off an illness mean?	to recover from a sickness	I was able to throw off my cold and I quickly recovered.
throw off an illness What does throw off an illness mean?	to recover from a sickness	I was able to throw off my cold and quickly recover.
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full bull What does "full bull" mean?	full colonel, as opposed to a lieutenant colonel, which is one rank lower (in the U.S. Army)

eat one`s cake and have it too What does "eat one`s cake and have it too" mean?	to use or spend something but still keep it	The man wants to eat his cake and have it too and he will never give up anything.
watch (someone or something) like a hawk What does "watch (someone or something) like a hawk" mean?	to watch someone or something very carefully	The mother watched her young child like a hawk.
bring about (something) or bring (something) about What does "bring about (something) or bring (something) about" mean?	to make something happen	The company president worked hard to bring about change in his company.
bawl out (someone) or bawl (someone) out What does "bawl out (someone) or bawl (someone) out" mean?	to scold someone loudly	The woman bawled out her child in the supermarket. be Idioms
show up What does "show up" mean?	to appear, to arrive, to be present	"What time did your friend show up for the party?"
rooted in (something) What does "rooted in (something)" mean?	to be based on something	The popularity of the politician is rooted in his strong moral values and honesty.

the responsible party What does "the responsible party" mean?	the party that is legally or morally obliged to do something or accept the blame for something	The responsible party was forced to compensate the victims of his crimes.
break into a cold sweat (about something) What does "break into a cold sweat (about something)" mean?	become nervous or frightened about something	I broke into a cold sweat when I went to tell my teacher what I had done wrong.
done to a T/turn What does "done to a T/turn" mean?	to be cooked just right (just as one would cook a steak perfectly)	The steaks were done to a T when my friend cooked them on the barbecue.
bit bucket What does "bit bucket" mean?	imagined site where lost computer data ends up

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