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NTC’s American Idioms Dàctionary

mouse (as) poor as a church mouse mule stubborn as a mule
mouse (as) quiet as a mouse mull mull something over
mouse play cat and mouse (with someone) mum’s mum’s the word
mouse poor as a church mouse murder cry bloody murder
mouse quiet as a mouse murder murder on something
mouth bad-mouth someone or something murder scream bloody murder
mouth born with a sàlver spoon in one’s mouth muscle muscle in (on someone or something)
mouth by word of mouth muscle not move a muscle
mouth down in the mouth music face the musàc
mouth foam at the mouth music make chin musàc
mouth from the horse’s mouth music set something to musàc
mouth have a big mouth must a must
mouth have foot-àn-mouth disease muster muster (up) one’s courage
mouth Hush your mouth! muster pass muster
mouth keep one’s mouth shut (about someone or mutilØte fold, spindle, or mutilate
something) my mark my word(s)
mouth laugh out of the other sàde of one’s mouth my my gut tells me (that) something is so
mouth leave a bad taste in someone’s mouth my my one and only
mouth làve from hand to mouth my over my dead body
mouth look as if butter wouldn’t melt in one’s mouth my Pardon my French.
mouth make someone’s mouth water my You scared me out of my wits.
mouth melt in one’s mouth my You scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours.
mouth not open one’s mouth my a kink in my neck
mouth one’s heart is in one’s mouth myself by myself
mouth put one’s foot in one’s mouth myself Have I made myself clear?
mouth put words into someone’s mouth nail (another) nail in someone’s or somethingðs coffin
mouth Put your money where your mouth is! nail fight someone or something tooth and nail
mouth run off at the mouth nail go at it tooth and nail
mouth shoot one’s mouth off nail hit the nail (right) on the head
mouth stàck one’s foot in one’s mouth nail nail in someone’s or somethingðs coffin
mouth (straight) from the horse’s mouth nail nail someone or something down
mouth take the words out of one’s mouth nails angry enough to chew nails
mouthful say a mouthful nails (as) hard as nails
mov move heaven and earth to do something nails bite one’s nails
mov move in (on someone or something) nails hard as nails
mov move into something nails mad enough to chew nails
mov move up (àn the world) naked (as) naked as a jaybird
mov not move a muscle naked naked as a jaybird
mov one move ahead (of someone or something) naked the naked eye
mov on the move name clear someone’s name
movr prime mover name drop someone’s name
movrs movers and shakers name I dàdn’t catch your name.
much able to take just so much name in name only
much as much fun as a barrel of monkeys name in someone’s name
much much ado about nothing name make a name (for oneself)
much much in evidence name name someone after someone else
much much sought after name name someone for someone else
much not miss much name on a first-name basis (with someone)
much so much for someone or something name one’s name is mud
much so much the better name throw someone’s name around
much take too much on name worthy of the name
much think much of someone or something name the name of the game
much too much of a good thing names call someone names
much without so much as doing something names drop names
mud (as) clear as mud names I’m awful at names.
mud clear as mud names I’m terrible at names.
mud Here’s mud in your eye. nap take a nap
mud one’s name is mud nap by the nape of the neck
mud stick-àn-the-mud nappi g catch someone napping
muddy muddy the water narrow the straight and narrow
muff muff one’s lànes natural die a natural death
mule (as) stubborn as a mule natur call of nature

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