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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strike a match What does "strike a match" mean?	to light a match	I struck a match and tried to start the fire.

pleased as punch What does "pleased as punch" mean?	to be very pleased with oneself	I was pleased as punch when I learned about the money that I had won.
one jump/step ahead of (someone or something) What does "one jump/step ahead of (someone or something)" mean?	one step in advance of someone or something	My boss is always one jump ahead of the rest of the employees.
gangbanger What does "gangbanger" mean?	member of a street gang
lash out (at someone) What does "lash out (at someone)" mean?	suddenly try to hit someone	The boy suddenly lashed out and hit the man who was sitting beside him.
have a time What does "have a time" mean?	have trouble, have a hard time	She really had a time last night when her car stopped working.
eat What does "eat" mean?	perform oral sex
fit as a fiddle What does "fit as a fiddle" mean?	to be in good athletic condition or health	My grandfather is 92 years old but he is as fit as a fiddle.

take over (something) What does "take over (something)" mean?	to take control or possession of something, to take charge or responsibility of something	The government decided to take over the bank after it declared bankruptcy.
wash one's dirty linen in public What does "wash one's dirty linen in public" mean?	talk about private or embarassing matters in public	The man began to wash his best friend's dirty linen in public after he became angry.
make a big deal about (something) What does "make a big deal about (something)" mean?	exaggerate the seriousness of something	I wish that my friend would not make a big deal about every small problem.
cast a (critical/professional) eye over (someone or something) What does "cast a (critical/professional) eye over (someone or something)" mean?	to look at something in a particular way	The movie director cast a critical eye over the movie script from the writer.
give out What does "give out" mean?	to be gone, to finish	We went camping for a week but our food gave out after only three days.

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White Tie Event Affair Idiom