Town And Gown Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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town-and-gown What does town-and-gown mean?	the relations (often bad) between a town and its people and the university and university students who are located in that town	There were town-and-gown conflicts every year around graduation time when many parties were held for the new graduates.
town and gown What does town and gown mean?	the two distinct communities of a university town - the town is the inhabitants of the town and the gown is the university community	The relations between town and gown in the small university town were terrible.
town-and-gown What does town-and-gown mean?	the relations (often bad) between a town and the university and university students who are located in that town	There were some town-and-gown conflicts when the graduation parties began in the small town.
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put the cat among the pigeons What does "put the cat among the pigeons" mean?	to cause trouble	Sending the bad supervisor to talk to the angry workers was like putting the cat among the pigeons.

mineral rights What does "mineral rights" mean?	the right to take minerals or money from the minerals on one's property	The farmer owned all of the mineral rights on his property.
pay off (something) What does "pay off (something)" mean?	to pay the final payment for something	I paid off my student loan after one year of work.
for openers What does "for openers" mean?	to start with	For openers we decided to start the weekend with a nice meal.
set up a meeting What does "set up a meeting" mean?	to make arrangements for a meeting	I am trying to set up a meeting with the manager of our department.
find one's tongue What does "find one's tongue" mean?	to be able to begin to talk	I could not find my tongue when I stood in front of the crowd of people.

piece of cake What does "piece of cake" mean?	something readily or easily accomplished
take it out on (someone or something) What does "take it out on (someone or something)" mean?	to be unpleasant or unkind to someone because one is angry or upset	Although the man has much stress at work he is careful not to take it out on his friends or family.
by no means What does "by no means" mean?	absolutely not	By no means will I permit my child to play with the new video game.

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Town And Gown Idiom