Warts And All Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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warts and all What does warts and all mean?	including one's bad points	He likes to be able to relax, warts and all, with his friends.
warts and all What does warts and all mean?	including all one's faults and disadvantages	I opened my heart to my friend and told him everything - warts and all.
warts and all What does warts and all mean?	including all one's faults and disadvantages	I talked to my friend and told him everything - warts and all.
warts and all What does warts and all mean?	including one's bad points	The man likes to be able to relax, warts and all, with his friends.
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pray to the porcelain god What does "pray to the porcelain god" mean?	vomit; throw up

Weight off your shoulders What does "Weight off your shoulders" mean?	If something is a weight off your shoulders, you have relieved yourself of a burden, normally a something that has been troubling you or worrying you.
make it one's business to (do something) What does "make it one's business to (do something)" mean?	do something even if you may interfere in something that does not directly concern you	The mother always makes it her business to know exactly what her children are doing.
come to a standstill What does "come to a standstill" mean?	to stop	The circus came to a standstill when the elephant escaped from his cage.
ripe old age What does "ripe old age" mean?	a very old age	My uncle was able to live to a ripe old age.
call it even What does "call it even" mean?	to cancel someone's debt or something similiar because he or she has already returned something equal in value	My friend owed me some money. However, he helped me to fix my computer so I decided to call it even and forget about the money.

be a new one on (someone) What does "be a new one on (someone)" mean?	to be something that one has not heard before and something that is difficult to believe	It was a new one on me when my friend said that he was studying Russian.
Put a bug in your ear What does "Put a bug in your ear" mean?	If you put a bug in someone's ear, you give him or her a reminder or suggestion relating to a future event.
Running on empty What does "Running on empty" mean?	If you are exhausted but keep going, you are running on empty.
jazzy What does "jazzy" mean?	appealing; enticing
come true What does "come true" mean?	to actually happen	The young girl is working hard to make her dreams come true.

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