Zilch Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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zilch What does zilch mean?	: nothing.	A: "How much money do you have?"B: "Zilch. I'm broke until payday."
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feed one's face What does "feed one's face" mean?	to eat	I stopped at a small restaurant after the game to feed my face.
live beyond one's means What does "live beyond one's means" mean?	to spend more money than you can afford	The girl is living beyond her means and will soon have some serious financial problems.
a peeping Tom What does "a peeping Tom" mean?	someone who looks in the windows of strangers	The police arrested a peeping Tom near our apartment building last week.
play off What does "play off" mean?	to settle a score between two teams or contestants by playing another game/match	Our team had to play off against the other team before we went to the championship.
get the upper hand (on someone) What does "get the upper hand (on someone)" mean?	to get into a position that is superior or more advantageous than someone else	The union was able to get the upper hand on the company.
bring up What does "bring up" mean?	to introduce a subject into a discussion	They brought up the subject at the meeting but nobody wanted to talk about it.
golden What does "golden" mean?	cool; nice; excellent.	We're golden. Let's go.

scrounge around for (something) What does "scrounge around for (something)" mean?	to look/search in many places for something	We did not have enough wood for the fence so we had to scrounge around the neighborhood to find some more.
pin (something) on (someone) What does "pin (something) on (someone)" mean?	to place the blame for something on someone	My friend tried to pin the blame for breaking the computer on me.
chief What does "chief" mean?	unofficial form of address for any Warrant Officer (CW-2 to CW-5 in the U.S. Army)
come up in a discussion What does "come up in a discussion" mean?	to become a subject in a discussion	Nothing related to the issue of quality came up during the meeting.

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Zilch Idiom