04/25/25 Grif.Net – MORE American Expressions

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foreigners continue to wonder about what American phrases or words actuall=
y mean. I tell them that WE don’t usually know, either.]

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1. ‘Entr=E9e’ means beginning unless it&#=
8217;s now the main course which is later.

2. ‘I cannot put my finger on it’ but you can &#82=
16;flip the bird’ on it.

3. &#=
8216;Fall’ may be when you trip in autumn.

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4. ‘Fixin’ to’ is an entirely=
different genre that about half of Americans know.

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5. I ‘graduated college’ and ‘=
graduated high school’ but sound like you missed the lessons on g=
rammar and prepositions.

6. Give your ’Faucet’ a tap for the rest of the English-speaking world.=
 

7. Calling a koala a &#82=
16;koala bear’ is odd since it’s a marsupial not a bea=
r. 

8. Asking ‘Can I get a coffee/milkshake/etc’ when ordering at the counter brings a=
n immediate, ‘No, you can’t go behind the counter and get it, b=
ut I will bring it to you’.