Whitebread Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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whitebread What does whitebread mean?	ordinary; dull; plain
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act high and mighty What does "act high and mighty" mean?	to act proud and powerful	The woman always acts high and mighty and nobody likes her.
put out What does "put out" mean?	upset; disappointed
keep tabs on (someone or something) What does "keep tabs on (someone or something)" mean?	watch/check/observe someone or something	We have been keeping tabs on the spending of the sales department.
the hair of the dog that bit one What does "the hair of the dog that bit one" mean?	a drink of alcohol that one takes when recovering from a hangover	The man woke up and had the hair of the dog that bit him before he ate breakfast.
after all What does "after all" mean?	in spite of what was expected	I have decided not to take swimming lessons after all. It did not rain today after all.
set (something) off What does "set (something) off" mean?	to cause something to explode	The fire set off a large explosion on the ship.

scare up (someone or something) What does "scare up (someone or something)" mean?	to find someone or something, to gather something with some effort	We were able to scare up a couple of sleeping bags so that we could go camping.
dead center What does "dead center" mean?	the exact middle	I easily hit the target dead center.
pot calling the kettle black What does "pot calling the kettle black" mean?	the person who criticizes or accuses someone else is as guilty as the person he or she criticizes or accuses	My friend criticized me for not changing jobs but that is like the pot calling the kettle black. She will not change jobs either.
look forward to (something) What does "look forward to (something)" mean?	anticipate something with pleasure	We have been looking forward to the concert for a long time.

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Whitebread Idiom