American Idioms and Expressions

Work Hand In Hand (with Someone) Idiom

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work hand in hand (with someone)
What does work hand in hand (with someone) mean?
to work closely together with someone in order to achieve somethingThe government is working hand in hand with the police department to solve the road problems.

Some Random Idioms
on the heels of (something)
What does "on the heels of (something)" mean?
soon after somethingThere was a large rain storm on the heels of the wind storm.
shithead
What does "shithead" mean?
dumb, rude person (usually said of men)
have one's finger in the pie
What does "have one's finger in the pie" mean?
to be involved in somethingThe man has his finger in the pie of everything at his workplace.
from the word go
What does "from the word go" mean?
from the beginningFrom the word go we knew that there would be problems with the new contract.
arm and a leg
What does "arm and a leg" mean?
a large amount of money The man's new car cost him an arm and a leg.

Back to back
What does "Back to back" mean?
If things happen back to back, they are directly one after another.
on hand
What does "on hand" mean?
nearby, available, in one's possession We did not have a screwdriver on hand so we could not fix the door.
chance (something)
What does "chance (something)" mean?
to risk doing something We did not want to chance driving during the storm so we stayed home.

for all practical purposes
What does "for all practical purposes" mean?
for what might be reasonably expectedFor all practical purposes our car was no longer suitable for our large family.
a wildcat strike
What does "a wildcat strike" mean?
a strike spontaneously arranged by a group of workers There was a wildcat strike at the factory and the workers stopped work.

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