Dictionary of English Idioms & Idiomatic Expressions

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5 Idioms Beginning With 'Z'

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Zero hour: The time when something important is to begin is zero hour.
Zero tolerance: If the police have a zero tolerance policy, they will not overlook any crime, no matter how small or trivial.
Zigged before you zagged: If you did things in the wrong order, you zigged before you zagged.
Zip it: This is used to tell someone to be quiet.
Zip your lip: If someone tells you to zip your lip, they want to to shut up or keep quiet about something. ('Zip it' is also used.)

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