Tunes Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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tunes What does tunes mean?	music; records; CDs
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size up (someone or something) What does "size up (someone or something)" mean?	to try to form an opinion of someone, to assess a situation	It took me some time to size up the candidate before deciding to give him a job.

whole enchilada What does "whole enchilada" mean?	everything, all of something	I decided to buy the whole enchilada when I saw the set of dishes and kitchen goods.
beat (something) into (someone's) head What does "beat (something) into (someone's) head" mean?	to force someone to learn something	The teacher thinks that she must beat the material into the students' heads.
Big picture What does "Big picture" mean?	The big picture of something is the overall perspective or objective, not the fine detail.
wash one`s hands of (someone or something) What does "wash one`s hands of (someone or something)" mean?	abandon, refuse responsibility for (someone or something)	He washed his hands of the problem after the others refused to deal with it.
follow one's nose What does "follow one's nose" mean?	to go straight ahead	We followed our nose until we found the train station.

Sky is the limit What does "Sky is the limit" mean?	When people say that the sky is the limit, they think that there are no limits to the possibilities something could have.
cozy up to (someone) What does "cozy up to (someone)" mean?	to try to be extra friendly to someone	I do not know what my neighbor wants but recently he has been trying to cozy up to me.
Abject lesson What does "Abject lesson" mean?	(India) An abject lesson serves as a warning to others. (In some varieties of English 'object lesson' is used.)
a new hire What does "a new hire" mean?	a person who has recently been hired	The man at the gas station is a new hire and is very slow at his job.

American Idioms and Expressions

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