American Idioms and Expressions

Vette Idiom

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vette
What does vette mean?		Corvette car

Some Random Idioms
use some elbow grease
What does "use some elbow grease" mean?		 to use some effort The kitchen could use some elbow grease to make it clean again.

open season on (someone or something)
What does "open season on (someone or something)" mean?		 a time when everyone is criticizing someone, unrestricted hunting of an animalIt appeared to be open season on our boss and everyone felt free to criticize her.
a pain in the neck
What does "a pain in the neck" mean?		 an annoying or bothersome person or eventThe customer is a pain in the neck and is always complaining about something.
no great shakes
What does "no great shakes" mean?		 to be mediocre, to be unimportantThe hotel was no great shakes and I wouldn`t recommend that you stay there.
spell (something) out
What does "spell (something) out" mean?		 to explain something in very simple words, to explain something very clearlyI spelled out the conditions for renting the house very clearly.
take down (something)
What does "take down (something)" mean?		 to take something apart, to pull something to piecesWe took down our tent when it began to rain.
fish for (something)
What does "fish for (something)" mean?		 to try to get information from someoneThe lawyer was fishing for information from the woman.
knocked up
What does "knocked up" mean?		 pregnant
rub (someone/someone's fur) the wrong way
What does "rub (someone/someone's fur) the wrong way" mean?		 to irritate someone (just as you would irritate a dog or cat if you rub their fur the wrong way) The woman who I work with always rubs me the wrong way.

give (something) a whirl
What does "give (something) a whirl" mean?		 to attempt to do somethingI decided to give singing a whirl so I joined a singing club.
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