along the lines
What Does “along the lines” mean? Definition: in a general direction or manner. Example(s) I was thinking along the lines […]
Idioms
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
Behind bars is a common English idiom used to talk about prison or jail. What Does “Behind Bars” Mean? Behind
behind closed doors
What Does “behind closed doors” mean? Definition: in private; in one’s private life. Example(s) What you do with your partners
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golden opportunity
What Does “golden opportunity” mean? Definition: ideal moment to do something. Example(s) She missed a golden opportunity to prepare herself
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green light
What Does “green light” mean? Definition: permission to go ahead with something such as a project. Example(s) As a result
black and blue
What Does “black and blue” mean? Definition: covered in bruises Example(s) He was black and blue the day after the