Turn Tail Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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turn tail What does turn tail mean?	to run away from trouble or danger	The young boys turned tail when the farmer began to chase them from the field.
turn tail What does turn tail mean?	to run away from trouble or danger	We decided to turn tail and leave the restaurant before there was an argument.
turn tail What does turn tail mean?	to run away from trouble or danger	We decided to turn tail and leave the restaurant before there was an argument.
turn tail What does turn tail mean?	to run away from trouble or danger	The young boys turned tail when the farmer began to chase them from the field.
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Busted flush What does "Busted flush" mean?	Someone or something that had great potential but ended up a useless failure is a busted flush.
cut (someone) down to size What does "cut (someone) down to size" mean?	to prove that someone is not as good as he or she thinks	I cut my colleague down to size when I criticized what he had said at the meeting.
man in the street What does "man in the street" mean?	an average or ordinary person	According to the man in the street the government is not very popular.
carry over (something) What does "carry over (something)" mean?	to save or postpone something for another time	The department store will carry over their sale until after the national holiday.
an ace in the hole What does "an ace in the hole" mean?	something that you can use to gain an advantage (when playing cards an ace is face down so the other players in a card game can't see it)	something that you can use to gain an advantage (when playing cards an ace is face down so the other players in a card game can't see it)The team had an ace in the hole and decided to use it when they brought out their star goalkeeper to play.
crap What does "crap" mean?	nonsense; rubbish; foolish talk or ideas
Sail close to the wind What does "Sail close to the wind" mean?	If you sail close to the wind, you take risks to do something, going close to the limit of what is allowed or acceptable.
Grey area What does "Grey area" mean?	A grey/gray area is one where there is no clear right or wrong.
cook (something) up What does "cook (something) up" mean?	to cook something, to make some kind of plan	I do not know what my girlfriend is cooking up for the weekend but we will probably do something interesting.

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