Some Idioms and Definitions

Here Are Some Idiom Definitions for you

1. 'From your lips to God's ears'

When you say this to someone, it means that you hope what they are saying will come true.

2. 'Live and let live'

If you live and let live, you accept other people as they are, although they may have a different way of life.

3. 'Get your skates on'

It means ' Hurry up.'

4. 'On the up and up'

Meaning 1:

If you are on the up and up, you are making very good progress in life and doing well.

Meaning 2:

To say that something or someone is on the up and up means that the thing or person is legitimate, honest, respectable.

5. 'Hush-hush'

If something is hush-hush, it is confidential.

6. 'All ages and stripes'

A shorthand for expressing a diversity of folks in a group

7.'There's a dead cat on the line'

A way of telling people that something suspicious is happening.

8. 'Never say die'

When someone says "Never Say Die", it means that you shouldn't give up hope.

9.  'Stake a claim'

If you stake a claim to something, you announce that it belongs to you.

10. 'Like green corn through the new maid'

If something is very fast, it is like green corn through the new