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What is the meaning of idiomatic expression without moving a muscle?
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∙ 14y ago
It means just what it sounds like - someone is not moving at all, not even one muscle.
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What does the idiomatic expression up and about mean?
Think about it for a minute and you can figure it out. What would it mean if you were up? Out of bed and feeling fine? What would it mean if you were about? About town, traveling around? The saying just means you're awake and moving around!
What is the meaning of the idiom 'the traffic is heavy'?
The meaning of traffic was heavy means that there was a traffic jam during while you were driving to work or something. Or to answer it without using another slang term -- there were a lot of automobiles on the road and traffic was moving very slowly.
What is the meaning of ondulate?
moving in a sequential or rhythmic manner
Definition for Milling around?
Moving about randomly without apparent purpose.
What is the meaning of 'toying around'?
To "toy around" with something means to be considering something, without having made a final decision, e.g., "I am toying around with the idea of moving to New York, although California is also an option." For the dictionary definition, see the Related Link.
What is the meaning of the idiomatic-expression 'you are vegetating'?
A vegetable is a plant, so if you are "vegetating," you are just sitting around like a plant.
What does moving randomly mean?
It means that you have no particular pattern as to which you move, you are moving without any meaning as to why you are moving or how you are moving
Is about an adjective or adverb?
The word about is often a preposition. It can be an adverb (to look about, about done) and much less clearly an adjective, in idiomatic forms meaning going or moving about (he was up and about, not many about at that hour).
What does the idiomatic expression for fits and stars mean?
I think you mis-heard this. I've never heard of any such idiom. There is something called "fits and starts," that means moving in a jerky fashion, however. Perhaps that's what you heard.
What does the idiomatic expression up and about mean?
Think about it for a minute and you can figure it out. What would it mean if you were up? Out of bed and feeling fine? What would it mean if you were about? About town, traveling around? The saying just means you're awake and moving around!
What does the idiomatic expression 'Her foot went to sleep' mean?
"Her foot went asleep" refers to her foot feels numb, such as you stop moving it for a long time and it feels weird when you move it, like needles are being pushed through it, but less pain, but it wears off as though it's waking up.
What is the meaning of it goes with the post?
It means that what you have been asked to do is part of the job. 'Post' meaning the job position. Sometimes the expression is used to suggest that you should be doing this as part of your job, even if it is outside of what the contract states, as a way of getting things moving.
What is the meaning of contrary moving note?
The notes are moving
What rhymes and has a similar meaning with moving?
grooving, moving, hoofing
What is the grammatical name given to the expression 'a curse against moving his bones'?
Mumu
How do you interpert the quote Slow is smooth Smooth is fast?
The "slow is smooth, smooth is fast" saying has its origins in the military. With that context the meaning is fairly obvious: moving fast, or rushing it, is reckless and will likely get you killed. If you move slowly, carefully and deliberate however, you are really moving as fast as you can without needlessly increasing the risk on your life.The expression comes from the rifle range-it is what the instructors say to the people being trained regarding loading and unloading- aiming etc-it is a marine corps expression from the range that bleed over into other areas and then into the civilian world. semper fi
Where does the expression bat out of hell come from?
Not linked to any particular origin, noticed in a Washington paper dated 1895, in a book by Harry Wilson dated 1903. Generally meaning 'moving very fast and recklessly'
