Rosanna Pansino
Brian: I promise you that I am 100 percent ready. If you don’t believe me, the proof is in the pudding!
For instance, What does butter up the teacher mean? to flatter someone; to treat someone especially nicely in hopes of receiving special favors. (See also spread something on thick; soft soap.) A student tried to butter the teacher up. She buttered up the teacher again.
Truly, Have your cake and eat it meaning? : to have or enjoy the good parts of something without having or dealing with the bad parts They seem to think they can have their cake and eat it too by having excellent schools for their son without paying high taxes.
What is the meaning of the idiom a snake in the grass?
Definition of snake in the grass
: a secretly faithless friend.
Then, What is the meaning of the idiom bring home the bacon?
Definition of bring home the bacon
informal. : to earn the money that is needed to live He worked hard all week to bring home the bacon for his family.
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What is jumping the gun?
Start doing something too soon, act too hastily. For example, The local weather bureau jumped the gun on predicting a storm; it didn’t happen for another two days. This expression alludes to starting a race before the starter’s gun has gone off, and supplants the earlier beat the pistol, which dates from about 1900. [
What means hit the roof?
phrase. If you hit the roof or go through the roof, you become very angry indeed, and usually show your anger by shouting at someone. [informal] Sergeant Long will hit the roof when I tell him you’ve gone off.
What does as sharp as a tack mean?
Mentally acute. For example, She’s very witty—she’s sharp as a tack. These similes are also used literally to mean “having a keen cutting edge” and have largely replaced the earlier sharp as a needle or thorn. The first dates from about 1900, the variant from the mid-1800s.
What does caught up in the heat of the moment mean?
without stopping to think about what you are doing or saying, because you are angry or excited.
What is the meaning of odds and ends in idioms?
Idiom: odds and ends. a group of miscellaneous (often unimportant) things.
What is the meaning of odd and ends?
Definition of odds and ends
1a : miscellaneous articles. b : miscellaneous small matters (as of business) to be attended to. 2 : miscellaneous remnants or leftovers odds and ends of food.
What does the phrase birds of a feather mean?
Definition of of a feather
: of the same kind or nature : very much alike —usually used in the phrase birds of a feather Those two guys are birds of a feather. Note: The expression birds of a feather flock together means that people who are alike tend to do things together.
What is the meaning of idiom a white elephant?
Today, the term ‘white elephant’ denotes any burdensome, expensive and useless possession that is much more trouble than it is worth. The origins of the phrase come from Siam (modern-day Thailand).
What does get it from the horse’s mouth mean?
From a reliable source, on the best authority. For example, I have it from the horse’s mouth that he plans to retire next month. Also put as straight from the horse’s mouth, this expression alludes to examining a horse’s teeth to determine its age and hence its worth. [
Where did the expression go bananas come from?
The term going bananas is not as old as one may think, it has its roots on American college campuses in the 1960s. It is believed that the term going bananas is a term that evolved from the idiom going ape, which also means to go crazy, to explode with anger or to erupt with enthusiasm.
Where did the phrase for crying out loud come from?
An exclamation of anger or frustration. This euphemism for “for Christ’s sake” is of American origin and dates back to about 1900. One writer suggests it was coined by the cartoonist Thomas Aloysius Dorgan (1877–1929), who signed his work as TAD and is credited with inventing the name “hot dog.”
What does bigger fish to fry mean in English?
or have bigger fish to fry. to not be interested in something because you have more important, interesting, or profitable things to do.
What does rocking the boat mean?
Disturb a stable situation, as in An easygoing manager, he won’t rock the boat unless it’s absolutely necessary. This idiom alludes to capsizing a small vessel, such as a canoe, by moving about in it too violently. [ Colloquial; early 1900s]
Do not throw in the towel meaning?
Definition of throw in the towel
To quit in defeat. The phrase comes from boxing, in which a fighter indicates surrender by throwing a towel into the ring: “After losing the election, he threw in the towel on his political career.”
What is the meaning of a fish out of water?
A person away from his or her usual environment or activities. For example, Using a computer for the first time, Carl felt like a fish out of water, or On a hiking trail, Nell was a fish out of water. This expression alludes to the fact that fish cannot survive for long on dry land. [ Late 1300s]
What chew the fat means?
Chat in a friendly, leisurely way, as in Let’s get together for coffee and chew the fat, or John and Dave spend hours just chewing the rag. Before the 1880s in Britain, chew the fat meant “to grumble or complain,” and chew the rag also has been used in this way.
What does it mean diamond in the ruff?
: a person who has talent or other good qualities but who is not polite, educated, socially skilled, etc. — called also (British) rough diamond. 2.
What does green behind the ears mean?
Green » means « inexperienced ». » Wet behind the ears » means « inexperienced ». » Green behind the ears » is a malapropism which clearly also means « inexperienced ».
What does fly like the wind mean?
If someone or something runs or moves like the wind, they run or move very quickly.
What does as proud as a peacock mean?
Having a very high opinion of oneself, filled with or showing excessive self-esteem. For example, She strutted about in her new outfit, proud as a peacock. This simile alludes to the male peacock, with its colorful tail that can be expanded like a fan, which has long symbolized vanity and pride.
