What`s What Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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what`s what What does what`s what mean?	distinguish one thing from another	It is hard to tell what`s what at an auction of old furniture.
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free and easy What does "free and easy" mean?	informal	The man's attitude toward his work is free and easy.
pull oneself up by one's bootstraps What does "pull oneself up by one's bootstraps" mean?	to better oneself through one's own efforts	The boy pulled himself up by his bootstraps and decided to go back to university.
bankroll someone What does "bankroll someone" mean?	to supply someone with money, to finance someone	The movie actor bankrolled his son while the son was producing his first movie.
put out about (something) What does "put out about (something)" mean?	to be inconvenienced or irritated about something	My friend was put out that her sister did not call her when she was in town.
bring back (something) or bring (something) back What does "bring back (something) or bring (something) back" mean?	to return an item that you bought or borrowed (used when you are speaking at the place where something is bought or borrowed)	My friend plans to bring back my book tomorrow.
have a frog in one's throat What does "have a frog in one's throat" mean?	to have soreness in your throat that prevents you from talking well	I had a frog in my throat this morning before I left my house.

Sure as eggs is eggs What does "Sure as eggs is eggs" mean?	These means absolutely certain, and we do say 'is' even though it is grammatically wrong.
close one's eyes to (something) What does "close one's eyes to (something)" mean?	to ignore something	The teacher closed her eyes to the misbehavior of the students.
Holy cow What does "Holy cow" mean?	used to express strong feelings of astonishment or pleasure or anger	"Holy cow," the man said when he saw the car that hit the street lamp.
stone's throw away from (something) What does "stone's throw away from (something)" mean?	to be very close to something	The new vegetable store is a stone's throw away from the large supermarket.
open (something) up What does "open (something) up" mean?	to reveal the possibilities of something	The departure of the school principal opened his job up to other members of the staff.

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What`s What Idiom