no comment
What Does “no comment” mean? Definition: an “official” refusal to relay any further information, as a response to a newspaper […]
Idioms
no spring chicken
What Does “no spring chicken” mean? Definition: said of a person who is no longer particularly young. Example(s) Although he’s
nothing to sneeze at
What Does “nothing to sneeze at” mean? Definition: not bad; decent; acceptable; worthwhile. Example(s) Their music may not be worthy
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watch one’s mouth
What Does “watch one’s mouth” mean? Definition: to be careful about what one says, especially with regard to disrespectful or
along the lines
What Does “along the lines” mean? Definition: in a general direction or manner. Example(s) I was thinking along the lines
A Dime’s Worth
What Does “A Dime’s Worth” Mean? Definition An insignificant amount or something of very little value. Examples of “A Dime’s
banana repulic
What Does “banana repulic” mean? Definition: A small country, especially one in Central America, that is dependent on a single
turn up like a bad penny
What Does “turn up like a bad penny” mean? Definition: A person or thing which is unpleasant, disreputable, or otherwise
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beat a retreat
What Does “beat a retreat” mean? Definition: to leave hastily in the face of opposition. Example(s) When they saw the
be a barrel of laughs
What Does “Be A Barrel Of Laughs” Mean? The idiom “be a barrel of laughs” refers to something or someone
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send up a trial balloon
What Does “send up a trial balloon” mean? Definition: to test public opinion and response to something. Example(s) They had
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behind bars
What Does “behind bars” mean? Definition: in jail or prison. Example(s) That guy over there has been behind bars for