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(as) old as the hills What does (as) old as the hills mean?	to be very old	The building next to the library is as old as the hills.
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catch (someone) red-handed What does "catch (someone) red-handed" mean?	to catch someone in the middle of doing something wrong	The woman was caught red-handed when she tried to steal some cosmetics.

in single file What does "in single file" mean?	lined up, one behind the other	Everybody lined up in single file behind the leader of each group.
have egg on one`s face What does "have egg on one`s face " mean?	to be embarrassed (because of an obvious error)	The man has egg on his face now that he has admitted that he was wrong about his boss.
yuck What does "yuck" mean?	disgusting person or thing
make sure What does "make sure" mean?	to make certain, to establish something without a doubt	I want to make sure that my friend is going to meet me tomorrow.
get the floor What does "get the floor" mean?	to receive official permission to address an audience	When the principal finally got the floor everybody was ready to go home.

dead as a doornail What does "dead as a doornail" mean?	to be very dead	The man was as dead as a doornail after the car accident.
That's all she wrote. What does "That's all she wrote." mean?	that is all	"That's all she wrote," I said when I told my friend about the instructions from our boss.
out on patrol What does "out on patrol" mean?	to be away from a central location and checking for something	The soldiers were out on patrol most of the night.
dick What does "dick" mean?	the penis
jumping-off place/point What does "jumping-off place/point" mean?	the starting place of a long trip, start of something	We gathered early in the morning at the jumping-off place for our hike to the mountains.
rub shoulders with (someone) What does "rub shoulders with (someone)" mean?	to be in the same place as others, to meet and mix with others	We went to the party and were able to rub shoulders with some interesting artists.

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(as) Old As The Hills Idiom