Watch One's Step Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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watch one's step What does watch one's step mean?	act cautiously so you don't make a mistake or anger someone	You should watch your step when you complain to the manager.
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Quiet as a cat What does "Quiet as a cat" mean?	If somebody is as quiet as a cat they make as little noise as possible and try to be unnoticeable.

pride comes before a fall What does "pride comes before a fall" mean?	if you have too much pride then you may soon meet a difficulty that will make you humble	The president of the company was arrogant about his business practices. However, pride comes before a fall and he lost his position because of a business scandal.
be game What does "be game" mean?	to be ready for action or agreeable to participate in something	All of the students were game to go to the science exhibition.
keep (someone) in stitches What does "keep (someone) in stitches" mean?	cause someone to laugh continuously	The man kept me in stitches with his funny stories.
fudge packer What does "fudge packer" mean?	man who engages in anal sex with another man

Go-to guy What does "Go-to guy" mean?	A go-to guy is a person whose knowledge of something is considerable so everyone wants to go to him or her for information or results.
sink one's teeth into (something) What does "sink one's teeth into (something)" mean?	to take a bite of some kind of food, to get really involved in something	I am trying hard to sink my teeth into the project at work.
out in force What does "out in force" mean?	to appear in great numbers	The volunteers were out in force all weekend as they tried to collect money for the new hospital.
at cross-purposes What does "at cross-purposes" mean?	to have opposite ways of doing something, to have opposing goals	The two men are at cross purposes. They cannot agree about anything.
all's well that ends well What does "all's well that ends well" mean?	if things are good in the end then we should be satisfied (from Shakespeare's play All's Well That Ends Well)	All's well that ends well and although the storm was very bad the children arrived home safely.
overnight (something) What does "overnight (something)" mean?	to send a document or package somewhere for delivery the next day	We decided to overnight the new contract to our supplier.

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Watch One's Step Idiom