Throw Up Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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throw up What does throw up mean?	to vomit	The man threw up two times after he got food poisoning from the seafood.
throw up What does throw up mean?	to vomit	The woman threw up several times after eating the bad shellfish.
throw up What does throw up mean?	to vomit	The woman threw up after eating the bad shellfish.
throw up What does throw up mean?	to vomit	The man threw up two times after he got food poisoning from the seafood.
	Some Random Idioms
instead of What does "instead of" mean?	in place of	"Let`s meet at the restaurant instead of the department store as we had planned."
out of service What does "out of service" mean?	to be not now operating	The elevator has been out of service all week.
get behind What does "get behind" mean?	to fail to maintain a desired pace or level of progress, to become late	If you get behind with your homework you will never pass many courses.
snake in the grass What does "snake in the grass" mean?	an enemy who pretends to be a friend	"You should be careful of that woman. Although she seems very nice she is like a snake in the grass."
big frog in a small pond What does "big frog in a small pond" mean?	an important person in a less important place	The manager is a big frog in a small pond in his company.
on pins and needles What does "on pins and needles" mean?	to be excited/nervous	Her daughter has been on pins and needles all day waiting for the contest to begin.
pitch it What does "pitch it" mean?	discard it; get rid of it

chicken and egg situation What does "chicken and egg situation" mean?	two things happen together and it is difficult to see which one of them caused the other	It was a chicken and egg situation and it was difficult to know who caused the problems with the computer.
dick What does "dick" mean?	have sexual intercourse with a woman
AOK What does "AOK" mean?	great, doing well	great, doing wellHe said that he was feeling AOK even after the truck had hit him.

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