To Matter Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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to matter What does to matter mean?	to be important	It does not matter if you come to work late tomorrow.
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provided that (something is so) What does "provided that (something is so)" mean?	on the condition that something is so	We plan to go hiking this weekend provided that the weather is nice.

make up (something/money/time) What does "make up (something/money/time)" mean?	do or supply something that is lacking, regain/repay something	I had to make up the time that I was sick by working on Saturday.
spick-and-span What does "spick-and-span" mean?	to be very clean, to be very neat	The house was spick-and-span when we returned from our holiday.
man-to-man What does "man-to-man" mean?	frank or honest, direct	I had a man-to-man talk with my friend about his problem last night.
pull one's (own) weight What does "pull one's (own) weight" mean?	to do one's share of something	The woman at the bank will not pull her own weight so nobody likes her.
keester What does "keester" mean?	buttocks

on (someone's) head What does "on (someone's) head" mean?	on someone's own self (often used with blame)	The responsibility for fixing the computer was again on my head.
to be broke What does "to be broke" mean?	to have no money	I spent all of my money on my holiday and now I am broke.
couch potato What does "couch potato" mean?	someone who spends a lot of time on a couch watching television	My cousin is a couch potato and he never wants to leave his house.
check out (of a motel/hotel) What does "check out (of a motel/hotel) " mean?	to pay the bill at a motel or hotel and then leave	We ate breakfast and then we checked out of the hotel.

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To Matter Idiom