answersLogoWhite

0


Best Answer

disappeaer

User Avatar

Wiki User

12y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: What does the expression doing a Houdini mean?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

Did Harry Houdini die when said or was it a trick?

No Harry Houdini died of a illness and not while doing any famous trick. I think it was a infection of the appendics.


What does the name Houdini mean?

Houdini's name is actually after another Great magician, Jean Eugène Robert-HoudinHarry Houdini was born Erick Weisz and created the stage name.


What does you are getting by mean?

The expression 'getting by' means the person is not in trouble but not prospering either. They're doing OK.


What does the expression touch base mean?

To "touch base" means to briefly contact an acquaintance to get an update on what they are doing.


What does the expression thumb up your nose mean?

Doing nothing -- Standing around with your thumb up your nose.


How did Harry Houdini become a magician?

Harry Houdini began working on the streets doing magic tricks as a young child. He traveled with carnivals and fairs until he became well known.


Who inspired Harry Houdini to become a magician?

A man named Robert-Houdin was a famous magician that Houdini studied. Houdin did what he dreamed of doing and became famous and rich for doing magic tricks. Houdini said," From the moment I began to study the art he became my guide and hero. I asked nothing more of life than to become in my profession like Robert-Houdin.


What is an abrical expression of b plus 14?

There is no such word as "abrical".The algebraic expression for b plus 14 is b + 14


What was houdini real name?

Harry Houdini's original name was Ehrich Weiss. He chose the surname Houdini, believing it to mean "like Houdin," in honor of Houdin, a magician whom he admired early in his life.


How old was Harry Houdini when he started doing magic?

Houdini was a young boy when he started his magic acts.


What is the meaning of the idiomatic expression knock it off?

stop doing what you're doing


What nicknames did Harry Houdini go by?

Harry Houdini went by The Great Houdini.