American Idioms and Expressions

Track (someone Or Something) Down Idiom

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track (someone or something) down What does track (someone or something) down mean?	to search for someone or something	I have been trying to track down an old Beatles album for many months.
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to nose down What does "to nose down" mean?	to head down, to bring down the nose of something	The pilot began to nose down the plane as it approached the airport.

chickens come home to roost What does "chickens come home to roost" mean?	someone`s words or actions come back to cause trouble for him or her	The man was very mean to other people when he was supervisor. Now his chickens have come home to roost and people are very unkind to him.
NB What does "NB" mean?	Nota Bene - Latin for take notice or note well	Nota Bene - Latin for take notice or note wellOur teacher told us to memorize the information in our text that is marked NB.
get the worst of (something) What does "get the worst of (something)" mean?	to be defeated, to receive less benefit than someone else	The man got the worst of the deal when the salesman sold him the used car.
let sleeping dogs lie What does "let sleeping dogs lie" mean?	do not make trouble if you do not have to	You should let sleeping dogs lie and not ask our boss about the dispute.
mother-fucker What does "mother-fucker" mean?	a person of degernate or disgusting character.	You are a total mother-fucker who I wouldn't trust to do anything.
frighten the living daylights out of (someone) What does "frighten the living daylights out of (someone)" mean?	to frighten someone very badly	The horror movie frightened the living daylights out of the young girl.
period What does "period" mean?	that's all; that's it; no more discussion

Pull your punches What does "Pull your punches" mean?	If you pull your punches, you do not use all the power or authority at your disposal.
common property What does "common property" mean?	real property owned by a group of tenants in a condominium or subdivision which everyone has the right to use, land that is owned by the government which everyone can use	The bicycles were common property and anyone in the apartment complex could use them.
days running What does "days running" mean?	several days in a row	There were concerts at the auditorium for six days running. dead Idioms

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