Wishful Thinking Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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wishful thinking What does wishful thinking mean?	believe that something is true because you wish it to be true	The manager planned to evict the family with the young child and it was wishful thinking to think that he wouldn't.
wishful thinking What does wishful thinking mean?	believing that something is true because you wish it to be true	It is wishful thinking that I can finish my work early.
	Some Random Idioms
dig (something) out or dig out (something) What does "dig (something) out or dig out (something)" mean?	to locate something	I dug out last year's income tax forms to look at.

get one's sea legs What does "get one's sea legs" mean?	to become accustomed to something (like you would become accustomed to the movement of a ship)	After we got our sea legs we were able to get up and walk around the boat.
talk a blue streak What does "talk a blue streak" mean?	to talk very much and very rapidly	The woman beside me on the bus talked a blue streak for most of the journey.
Sputnik moment What does "Sputnik moment" mean?	A Sputnik moment is a point where people realise that they are threatened of challenged and have to redouble their efforts to catch up. It comes from the time when the Soviet Union launched the first satellite, the Sputnik 1, and beat the USA into space.

banker's hours What does "banker's hours" mean?	short work hours (similar to when a bank is open)	My sister's husband owns his own company and works banker's hours most days.
dig (something) out or dig out (something) What does "dig (something) out or dig out (something)" mean?	to locate something	I dug out last year's income tax forms to look at.
be the matter What does "be the matter" mean?	to be unsatisfactory, to be improper, to be wrong	I do not know what is the matter with the boy.
go to the expense (of doing something) What does "go to the expense (of doing something)" mean?	to pay the cost of doing something	We had to go to the expense of buying a new tent for camping.
good deal What does "good deal" mean?	a product of good quality and a cheap price	You can usually get a good deal on stereos at that discount store.
kith and kin What does "kith and kin" mean?	friends and relatives	All of our kith and kin attended the anniversary for my parents.

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Wishful Thinking Idiom