you was close to something,you almost got it
An idiom is something that does not mean what the phrase says literally, so yes. You can't actually laugh your head off.
Ripped off means you had something stolen. You were robbed.
It is a fishing term. At first is seemed as if you were caught ( hooked ) but you escaped capture or consequence.
Slow off the mark means exactly what it says. In track and field the runners are told, On Your Mark, Get Set, Go! If one of them gets off to a slow start then they are slow off the mark which is the line on the track where they are supposed to begin running. This represents an expression and not an idiom or slang.
Just what it seems to mean - someone has taken someone else out for drinks and dinner. You often hear this said of business acquaintances, that you "wined and dined' them during a business deal.
"Chip off the old block" IS an idiom! It means that the child is just like the parent.
An idiom is something that does not mean what the phrase says literally, so yes. You can't actually laugh your head off.
Ripped off means you had something stolen. You were robbed.
It means yelled at you about something and just jumped on your case about something.The idiom "Bite your head off means" someone is extremely angry at you.
The idiom "right off the bat" means immediately or without delay, right from the start or the beginning of something. Just like a baseball is hit off the bat right away, this phrase suggests taking action or reacting promptly.
Talking excessively, usually spilling secrets.
It means to fall asleep while sitting (or standing).
Old sailing slang meaning to be no longer in danger.
Nothing. The correct idiom is "get OFF your high horse," meaning stop acting so conceited as if you are above everyone else.
You are alot like you mother/father/brother/sister.
The image is of your mouth as a gun, and you're shooting it. This idiom means that you're speaking without thinking - just blasting out whatever comes to your mind.
when the iron is off, just get a wet washcloth and rub it off