American Idioms and Expressions

Win By A Nose Idiom

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win by a nose What does win by a nose mean?	win by a small amount	The candidate won by a nose so they had to count the votes again.
win by a nose What does win by a nose mean?	to win by a very small amount	The young horse won by a nose in the horse race.
win by a nose What does win by a nose mean?	to win by a very small amount	The young horse won by a nose in the horse race.
win by a nose What does win by a nose mean?	to win by a small amount	The candidate won by a nose so they had to count the votes again.
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lose track of (someone or something) What does "lose track of (someone or something) " mean?	lose contact with someone or something	I have lost track of many of my friends from high school.
pay one's last respects What does "pay one's last respects" mean?	to attend the funeral of someone	Our family gathered to pay their last respects to our grandmother.
set eyes on (someone or something) What does "set eyes on (someone or something)" mean?	to see someone or something for the first time	I do not know if my friend is here or not. I have not set eyes on her since yesterday.
queer What does "queer" mean?	homosexual (typically male)
ditsy What does "ditsy" mean?	spacey; flakey; absentminded person
lie/lay down on the job What does "lie/lay down on the job" mean?	do a job poorly or not at all	The workers must have decided to lie down on the job because nothing was finished when the supervisor arrived.

kiss (something) good-bye What does "kiss (something) good-bye" mean?	lose something	"You can kiss your computer good-bye. It is totally destroyed."
bark is worse than one`s bite What does "bark is worse than one`s bite" mean?	someone is not as bad as they sound	"Don`t worry if the boss gets angry - his bark is worse than his bite."
take the cake What does "take the cake" mean?	to be the best or worst of something	The behavior of the young girl takes the cake. It is terrible. cooking Idioms

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