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    This document defines and explains the meanings of 10 common idioms and expressions: "the mutt's nuts", "black sheep of the family", "zig-zag", "a foot in the door", "read the riot act", "it came like a bolt from the blue", "as bald as a coot", "your name is mud", "the Yellow Peril", and "in like Flynn". Each entry provides a brief definition or explanation of the idiom or expression's meaning.

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    This document defines and explains the meanings of 10 common idioms and expressions: "the mutt's nuts", "black sheep of the family", "zig-zag", "a foot in the door", "read the riot act", "it came like a bolt from the blue", "as bald as a coot", "your name is mud", "the Yellow Peril", and "in like Flynn". Each entry provides a brief definition or explanation of the idiom or expression's meaning.

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    The Mutt's Nuts Black Sheep of The Family Zig-Zag

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    This document defines and explains the meanings of 10 common idioms and expressions: "the mutt's nuts", "black sheep of the family", "zig-zag", "a foot in the door", "read the riot act", "it came like a bolt from the blue", "as bald as a coot", "your name is mud", "the Yellow Peril", and "in like Flynn". Each entry provides a brief definition or explanation of the idiom or expression's meaning.

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     The mutt's nuts

    Meaning: Excellent - the highest quality.

     Black sheep of the family


    Meaning: A disreputable or disgraced member of a family.

     Zig-zag
    Meaning: A series of short straight lines, set at angles to one another and connected to form a
    continuous line. Often forming a regular pattern, but not necessarily so. Also, the action of moving
    along such a course.

     A foot in the door


    Meaning: An introduction or way in to something, made in order that progress may be made later.

     Read the riot act


    Meaning: Reprimand rowdy characters and warn them to stop behaving badly.

     It came like a bolt from the blue


    Meaning: A complete and sudden surprise.

     As bald as a coot
    Meaning: Completely bald.

     Your name is mud


    Meaning: You are unpopular.

     The Yellow Peril


    Meaning: The supposed danger of Oriental hordes overwhelming the West.

     In like Flynn
    Meaning: To be quickly and/or emphatically successful, usually in a sexual or romantic context.

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