It means save a place for me because I have to go somewhere, but I will be right back. You say this if you are standing in line and need to go do something quickly (like go relieve yourself or go buy a ticket); you can also say this if you are going to be a little bit late for a meeting and you want the person to save a seat for you.
It's not really an idiom - if something is at your heels, it's following close behind you. This means right behind you, almost upon you.
When one makes a proclamation or statement as a true fact, and it is later proved to be wrong, they are said to "eat their words" - they have been humbled by their error.
I think you mean HE HAS TWO LEFT FEET -- everybody has two feet. The expression "two left feet" means that someone can't dance. The image is of someone stumbling because they don't have a matched set of feet, but two left ones instead.
It depends on what you mean, do you mean what is the place value of 725? Because the place values are, 7= ones, 2 = tens, 5= hundreds. But maybe if you ask your question a little more specific, maybe that will help us know your answer.
No, when you see "as ___ as___" you are looking at a simile. Just remember AS = A Simile
it will usually mean to have a gloomy or threating look in ones face.
987 in expanded notation as an addition expression would be 900 + 80 + 7. This is because each digit is represented by its place value, with the hundreds digit in the hundreds place, the tens digit in the tens place, and the ones digit in the ones place. Adding these together gives us 987.
A "wry grin" is an expression which means the person thinks that something, although not particularly pleasant, is still somewhat humorous. A wry expression is often used when a situation is ironic.
It is a horse-racing term. If you keep control of a horse's head, you control the way that the horse runs, and how fast it goes. Keeping your head means keeping control of yourself and staying calm in all situations.
The place where the number is in.Example: Which place value is two in?542Answer: ones
i mean ones,tens,hundreds or thousands
The nine is in the ones place.