Upchuck Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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upchuck What does upchuck mean?	vomit; vomitus
upchuck What does upchuck mean?	throw up; vomit
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Wake-up call What does "Wake-up call" mean?	A wake-up call is a warning of a threat or a challenge, especially when it means that people will have to change their behaviour to meet it.

tug at (someone's) heartstrings What does "tug at (someone's) heartstrings" mean?	to make someone feel very sad or feel great sympathy for someone else	Seeing the young boy and his little dog tugged at my heartstrings.
count heads What does "count heads" mean?	to count people	The teacher always counts heads in the morning.
puppy love What does "puppy love" mean?	infatuation (strong feelings of love) between school-age children or teenagers	infatuation (strong feelings of love) between school-age children or teenagersThe two teenagers thought that their love was the greatest in the world but everyone knew that it was only puppy love.
fall off What does "fall off" mean?	to decrease	The number of tourists to the island is falling off.
Like a bull at a gate What does "Like a bull at a gate" mean?	If you tackle a job very quickly, without any real thought about what you are doing, you are going at it like a bull at a gate.

in one`s hair What does "in one`s hair" mean?	annoying someone	The child has been in my hair all morning because she is on holidays now.
dodgy What does "dodgy" mean?	unreliable or poor (quality)
put two and two together What does "put two and two together" mean?	to understand or figure something out after learning all the facts	I put two and two together and realized why my boss was absent last month.
foxy What does "foxy" mean?	sexy (for women in particular)
Living hand to mouth What does "Living hand to mouth" mean?	To be poor, to have difficulty supporting yourself.	Most people who marry young start out living hand to mouth. During the Great Depression and other times of economic scarcity, people often did not know when or where the next meal was coming from. In such a case, when you get something in your hand that can be eaten, it goes into the mouth immediately: ergo "hand to mouth."
have stars in one`s eyes What does "have stars in one`s eyes" mean?	to have an appearance or feeling of very great happiness, to be obsessed with show business	The girl had stars in her eyes when she won first prize in the speech contest.

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Upchuck Idiom