White Tie Event/affair Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does White Tie Event/affair Idiom mean?

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white-tie event/affair What does white-tie event/affair mean?	an event that requires guests to wear formal dress such as men wearing white bow ties with formal evening dress	I attended a white-tie dinner in honor of the president of our university.
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sign (something) over What does "sign (something) over" mean?	to give something legally to someone by signing one`s name	The man signed over his car to his son on his 21st birthday.

go hog-wild What does "go hog-wild" mean?	to behave wildly	The little boys went hog-wild during the birthday party.
bear/hold a grudge (against someone) What does "bear/hold a grudge (against someone)" mean?	to continue to be angry at someone, to resent someone	The woman continued to bear a grudge against her friend for many years.
seeing is believing What does "seeing is believing" mean?	you must see something before you can believe that it really exists	Seeing is believing and until we saw the Egyptian pyramids we could not imagine their beauty.
come to a head What does "come to a head" mean?	to come to a point where a problem must be solved	The issue came to a head and everyone was forced to talk about the problem.
dog meat What does "dog meat" mean?	dead person (usually made in threat form)

jive What does "jive" mean?	inaccurate; deceptive; flashy but meaningless
one heck/hell of a (someone or something) What does "one heck/hell of a (someone or something)" mean?	the emphasis that someone or something is very good or very bad	The man is one heck of a runner and he has won many races.
have dibs on (something) What does "have dibs on (something)" mean?	demand a share of something, be in line to use something	I have dibs on the computer and would like to use it as soon as possible.
in public What does "in public" mean?	in a place/way where other people can see	People are not allowed to smoke in public in many places.

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White Tie Event/affair Idiom