Turps Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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turps What does turps mean?	turpentine
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read to oneself What does "read to oneself" mean?	to read without saying anything so that other people cannot hear you	I spent the morning in the library reading to myself.
confide in (someone) What does "confide in (someone)" mean?	to tell secrets or personal matters to someone	I usually confide in my friend when I have a problem.
toss a salad What does "toss a salad" mean?	to mix a salad with the dressing	I quickly tossed a salad and we ate dinner.
pale around the gills What does "pale around the gills" mean?	to look sick	My colleague was looking a little pale around the gills when he came to work today.
eat high on/off the hog What does "eat high on/off the hog" mean?	to eat good or expensive food	We were eating high off the hog during our ocean cruise.
get the third degree What does "get the third degree" mean?	to be questioned in great detail about something	When the boy returned from school he got the third degree from his mother.
by a whisker What does "by a whisker" mean?	just barely, by a very small amount	The marathon runner won the race by a whisker.

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Turps Idiom