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What Does “fifth wheel” mean? Definition: Anything superfluous or unnecessary. Example(s) I felt like a fifth wheel when they started […]

What Does “miss the boat” mean? Definition: To fail to take advantage of an opportunity. Example(s) The price discount ended

What Does “wheels fall off” mean? Definition: Said about something that has failed, often after a laborious, tiring process. Example(s)

What Does “in the same boat” mean? Definition: In the same situation; having the same problems. Example(s) A: Can you

What Does “jump on the bandwagon” mean? Definition: To profit from a craze; to join a trend. Example(s) After the

What Does “drive a hard bargain” mean? Definition: Negotiate forcefully. Example(s) It’s gonna be a tough negotiations with them. They

What Does “paddle one’s own canoe” mean? Definition: To act independently and decide your own fate; to do something by

What Does “jump the lights” mean? Definition: To pass a set of traffic lights when they are not showing green.

What Does “put the pedal to the metal” mean? Definition: To press the gas pedal to the maximum extent; to

What Does “any port in a storm” mean? Definition: An unfavorable option which might well be avoided in good times

What Does “fall off the back of a lorry” mean? Definition: A euphemism for something acquired illegally or stolen. Example(s)

What Does “make one’s way” mean? Definition: To move in a particular direction; advance in life by one’s own efforts.