American Idioms and Expressions

Turn (someone's) Head Idiom

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turn (someone's) head
What does turn (someone's) head mean?		 to distract someone, to make someone notice youThe woman's beautiful dress turned everybody's head. It was beautiful.

Some Random Idioms
get married
What does "get married" mean?		 to marry someoneWe got married in June of last year.
put in one`s two cents
What does "put in one`s two cents" mean?		 to give one`s opinionThe girl likes to put in her two cents when she has a chance.
in heaven
What does "in heaven" mean?		 in a state of absolute happiness, dead and in heavenI felt that I was in heaven when I learned that I would get the job that I wanted.
bookworm
What does "bookworm" mean?		 someone who reads a lotMy sister is a bookworm and is always reading a book.
at a premium
What does "at a premium" mean?		 at a higher price than usual because of something specialThe tickets for the final basketball game were selling at a premium.
spill the beans
What does "spill the beans" mean?		 to tell a secret to someone who is not supposed to know about it "Please do not spill the beans about my plans to return to school next year."

bread Idioms



call (someone) on the carpet
What does "call (someone) on the carpet" mean?		 to call someone before an authority to be scolded or reprimanded The salesman was called on the carpet by his boss for losing the big sale.

lay (something) on the table
What does "lay (something) on the table" mean?		 to present a matter for discussion I went to the meeting and laid my concerns about the new product on the table.

put one's foot down (about something)
What does "put one's foot down (about something)" mean?		 to object to something strongly, to refuse to do something, to refuse to allow something to happenMy sister finally put her foot down and stopped paying for the gas for her daughter's car.
in storage
What does "in storage" mean?		 in a place where things are stored or keptWe put all of our furniture in storage and went for a trip around the world.

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