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American Idioms

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    American idioms and their meaning
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  • To stop working for the day
    Call it a day
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  • To do something faster or cheaper by breaking rules
    Cut corners
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  • To have a great time; to have a lot of fun
    Have a blast
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  • To go to sleep
    Hit the sack
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  • To avoid making a decision
    On the fence
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  • Very rarely
    Once in a blue moon
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  • To joke with someone; usually by saying something untrue
    To pull someone's leg
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  • When someone you've just been talking about shows up in person
    Speak of the devil
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  • To tell a secret
    Spill the beans
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  • The limit you can take no more
    The last straw
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  • To feel sick or unwell
    Under the weather
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  • Everything, the entire amount, as far as possible
    The whole nine yards
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  • All the time
    24/7
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  • An abbreviation for 'as soon as possible'
    ASAP
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  • Something that appears bad but ends up being good
    Blessing in disguise
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  • Very nervous or excited about something
    Butterflies in your stomach
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