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Here are some more idioms and their meanings:
IDIOM MEANING zip your lip keep something secret wet behind the ears inexperienced a quick study a fast learner nuke cook in a microwave oven lend someone a hand help someone jump the gun do something before it's time to do it drag one's feet take longer than necessary to do something couch potato someone who spends too much time watching TV to feel blue to feel sad or depressed fender-bender automobile accident get on one's nerves irritate someone pull someone's leg tease someone state of the art using the latest technology cutting edge newest technology on the dot exactly ghost of a chance very slim chance
Here are a few of these idioms used in sentences:
Joe nuked a frozen dinner for himself. Jack always drags his feet when it's exercise time. Doug's uncle had a little fender-bender last week.