American Idioms and Expressions

Wizard Idiom

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wizard
What does wizard mean?
cool; neat; excellent (no longer used). That's so wizard. It's amazing.

Some Random Idioms
break camp
What does "break camp" mean?
to close down a campsite and move onWe decided to break camp and begin on our journey.
run a meeting
What does "run a meeting" mean?
to conduct a meeting My boss is not able to run a meeting very well.

screw up
What does "screw up" mean?
err; mess up; blunder
fly in the ointment
What does "fly in the ointment" mean?
something small that spoils one`s fun The complaints about the food were a fly in the ointment that gave everyone a bad feeling about the gathering.

pick the brains of (someone)
What does "pick the brains of (someone)" mean?
to talk to someone in order to get some information about somethingWe picked the brains of the official who was sent to talk about the pollution problem.
PJs
What does "PJs" mean?
projects
set the pace
What does "set the pace" mean?
to decide on a rate of speed to do something that others will followThe manager of the factory sets the pace for the employees under him.
bad-mouth (someone or something)
What does "bad-mouth (someone or something)" mean?
to say bad things about someone or somethingThe football player began to bad-mouth his coach.

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