Turf Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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turf What does turf mean?	transfer a patient to another service (usually to get the patient out of your service).	She got turfed up here from the ER, and now we're stuck with her.
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after all What does "after all" mean?	in spite of what was expected	I have decided not to take swimming lessons after all. It did not rain today after all.

call (someone) names What does "call (someone) names" mean?	to call a person unpleasant names	The children began to call the new student names.
cap What does "cap" mean?	kill; murder.	Shut up or I'll cap you.
full of oneself What does "full of oneself" mean?	to be conceited, to be self-important	The girl was full of herself and would only talk about things that were important to her.
dead end What does "dead end" mean?	the end of a road, an impasse	The negotiations between the players and the owners have come to a dead end.
keep at (something) What does "keep at (something) " mean?	persist with something	He has decided to keep at his studies and I am sure that he will succeed.

Strange at the best of times What does "Strange at the best of times" mean?	To describe someone or something as really weird or unpleasant in a mild way.
easy money What does "easy money" mean?	money that you do not need to work hard to get	I was able to make some easy money from my job during the summer.
Can't do it for toffee What does "Can't do it for toffee" mean?	If you can't so something for toffee, you are incapable of doing something properly or to any sort of standard.

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Turf Idiom