Vinyl Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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vinyl What does vinyl mean?	phonograph record(s) (so called because they are made from vinyl)
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cross the Rubicon What does "cross the Rubicon" mean?	to do something where you cannot go back (Julius Ceasar crossed the Rubicon and made a fight with the Roman Senate inevitable)	The man crossed the Rubicon when he began on a course that he could never turn back from.

let on What does "let on" mean?	to reveal, to inform	"Please don`t let on that you saw me at the movie last night."
first-string What does "first-string" mean?	the best group of players on a team	Our team will use their first-string players for the game today.
get (someone's) back up What does "get (someone's) back up" mean?	make someone become angry	I got my friend's back up when I again asked her to borrow her notes from school.
in cold blood What does "in cold blood" mean?	without feeling	The family was murdered in cold blood by a group of criminals.
train wreck What does "train wreck" mean?	patient with multiple medical problems
Death of a thousand cuts What does "Death of a thousand cuts" mean?	If something is suffering the death of a thousand cuts, or death by a thousand cuts, lots of small bad things are happening, none of which are fatal in themselves, but which add up to a slow and painful demise.
count (someone) in or count in (someone) What does "count (someone) in or count in (someone)" mean?	to include someone in something	I know that my friends will count me in if they go to the zoo.
all in one piece What does "all in one piece" mean?	safely, without damage	Our furniture arrived all in one piece after we moved.

American Idioms and Expressions

Vinyl Idiom