Throw One's Voice Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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throw one's voice What does throw one's voice mean?	to project one's voice so that it seems to be coming from some other place	The man learned how to throw his voice when he was a teenager.
throw one's voice What does throw one's voice mean?	to project one's voice so that it appears to be coming from some other place	The performer likes to throw his voice when he entertains children.
	Some Random Idioms
You can't take it with you. What does "You can't take it with you." mean?	use your money and enjoy life now because when you die it is no good	You can't take it with you and you should enjoy your money and life while you have the chance.

take the words out of (someone`s) mouth What does "take the words out of (someone`s) mouth" mean?	to say something that someone else was going to say	The man took the words out of my mouth when he answered the question.
twiddle one`s thumbs What does "twiddle one`s thumbs" mean?	to do nothing, to be idle	The girl twiddled her thumbs all year and is now unable to pass her school exams.
put/lay (something) to rest What does "put/lay (something) to rest" mean?	to put an end to a rumor, to finish dealing with a problem and forget about it	I tried to put the rumor to rest that I would soon be leaving the company.
carry coals to Newcastle What does "carry coals to Newcastle" mean?	to bring something of which you have much of somewhere, to duplicate something (Newcastle is a town in England where there is much coal)	Bringing extra food to the farmer`s picnic was like bringing coals to Newcastle.
queer What does "queer" mean?	of or pertaining to homosexuals
make no difference to (someone) What does "make no difference to (someone)" mean?	not to matter to someone, not to care (about something)	It makes no difference to me if we go to the movie on Friday or on Saturday.
daylight robbery What does "daylight robbery" mean?	the extreme overcharging of money for something	The amount of money which they charged for the gasoline was daylight robbery.

get over (something) What does "get over (something)" mean?	to overcome a difficulty, to recover from an illness or shock	The woman is having trouble getting over her father`s death.
turn out (something) What does "turn out (something)" mean?	to make/produce a product or something	The car company turns out 8,000 cars every week.
like shooting fish in a barrel What does "like shooting fish in a barrel" mean?	one side in a competition is so weak that they have no chance of winning	The contest was like shooting fish in a barrel. It was very easy to win.
foist (something) off on (someone) or foist off (something) on (someone) What does "foist (something) off on (someone) or foist off (something) on (someone)" mean?	to force someone to take something that they do not want	I tried to foist my old bicycle off on my friend but he would not take it.

American Idioms and Expressions

Throw One's Voice Idiom