"You threw me for a loop" means that you surprised me or that I wasn't expecting that. It could also mean it caught you off guard and you totally weren't expecting it.
his comment has a depressing effect on others
Means you were punished severely. The book is the penal code-meaning they used everything in it.
Means you were punished severely. The book is the penal code-meaning they used everything in it.
The phrase "thrown for a loop" originates from the idea of being disoriented or confused, as if metaphorically thrown off course or off balance like a roller coaster "loop." It conveys a sense of surprise or shock at a sudden unexpected turn of events.
That disturbing bit of news really threw me for a loop.
If someone hangs you out to dry, it means that they have left you to take the consequences and escaped themselves.
someone threw a clock out the window
It means that you threw or shot something and hit a bucket.Do you perhaps mean KICK the bucket? To "kick the bucket" is an idiom that means to die.
I never in my life heard that before.
It is not an idiom, it means your nose is itching.
It's not really an idiom. It means "what are you thinking about."
RFP is not an idiom. It's an abbreviation.