| Idiom | Meaning | Example |
| milk it |
take all it will give, get all you can from it, seize the opportunity
|
I learned the mail-order business and milked the idea for all it was worth. I earned a lot of money.
|
| milk run |
airline route that stops at small cities
|
From Vancouver, we took the milk run through Kelowna.
|
| mince words |
(See doesn't mince words)
|
|
| mind boggling |
too many to count, more than you can imagine
|
The potential for profit is mind boggling - too large to believe.
|
| mind games |
control people's feelings, play games
|
He plays mind games with me - he tries to control my feelings.
|
| mind go blank |
cannot think what to say, lose your tongue
|
When the Prime Minister stopped to talk to me, my mind went blank.
|
| mind in neutral |
not thinking, vegetate
|
Some of our employees stand around with their minds in neutral.
|
| mind of his own |
independent thinker, his own man
|
Fu doesn't copy the work of his friends. He has a mind of his own.
|
| mind over matter |
believing you can do it, using the mind's power
|
When your brain controls your heart rate, it's mind over matter.
|
| mind the store |
manage the store, serve customers
|
Dana, please mind the store while I go to the post office.
|