Umpteenth Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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umpteenth What does umpteenth mean?	millions; billions; an uncountably large number
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cold fish What does "cold fish" mean?	unresponsive, uninteresting person (often with sexual undertones).	She's such a cold fish, no guy would want to date her.

jive What does "jive" mean?	lie; lies, nonsense
phooey What does "phooey" mean?	nonsense; rubbish; foolish talk or ideas
true to form What does "true to form" mean?	exactly as expected, following the usual pattern	True to form our teacher refused to accept any of our papers late.
land on one's feet What does "land on one's feet" mean?	to come out of a bad situation successfully	I was able to land on my feet even though our company had recently gone bankrupt.
ask for trouble What does "ask for trouble" mean?	to behave in a way that will likely cause trouble	The boy is asking for trouble if he misses another class.
flush with (something) What does "flush with (something)" mean?	to be even with something	The two pieces of wood were flush with each other so we glued them together.
second a motion What does "second a motion" mean?	to agree with a proposal	I seconded the motion where we decided to start one hour early every morning during the summer.

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Umpteenth Idiom