Cave In Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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cave in What does cave in mean?	to weaken and be forced to give something up	The company caved in to the union`s demand for more money.
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have a frog in one's throat What does "have a frog in one's throat" mean?	to have soreness in your throat that prevents you from talking well	I had a frog in my throat this morning before I left my house.
blow the lid off (something) What does "blow the lid off (something)" mean?	to reveal something (often a wrongdoing)	The government investigation blew the lid off the illegal activities.
get (something) out of one's system What does "get (something) out of one's system" mean?	to eliminate some food or medicine out of one's body, to get rid of the desire to do something (usually by doing what you want to do)	My friend went travelling last year and finally got travelling out of her system. Now she is happy to stay home and work.
eat crow What does "eat crow" mean?	to admit that one is mistaken or defeated, to take back a mistaken statement	I was forced to eat crow and apologize for the things that I had said about my co-worker.
wring (someone's) neck What does "wring (someone's) neck" mean?	be extremely angry at someone	I plan to wring my friend's neck for breaking my new laptop computer.

put one's nose to the grindstone What does "put one's nose to the grindstone" mean?	to do one's work	I put my nose to the grindstone and began to work on my essay for my history class.
make good money What does "make good money" mean?	to earn a large amount of money	My friend makes good money at his new job.
put out a fire/a light What does "put out a fire/a light" mean?	to make a flame or light stop burning, to extinguish a flame/fire	The police were able to put out the fire before the fire department arrived.
out in left field What does "out in left field" mean?	offbeat, unusual (as in the back and left side of a baseball field)	offbeat, unusual (as in the back and left side of a baseball field)Our teacher's ideas are usually out in left field and everyone is surprised to hear them.
have (someone) dead to rights What does "have (someone) dead to rights" mean?	prove someone absolutely guilty	The police had the man dead to rights when they videotaped him stealing the car.

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Cave In Idiom