Bag Of Bones Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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Bag of bones What does Bag of bones mean?	If someone is a bag of bones, they are very underweight.
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common law What does "common law" mean?	the law that is not written in statutes but is based on custom and court decisions of the past (most often with its origin in the old unwritten law of England)	Through research into previous cases of common law we were able to make a decision on how to proceed with our case.

get one's ducks in a row What does "get one's ducks in a row" mean?	to put one's affairs or something in order	When I get my ducks in a row I will be able to make a decision about a new career.
for all one is worth What does "for all one is worth" mean?	as hard as one can	"I will try, for all I am worth, to help you get the job at the supermarket."
not much of (something) What does "not much of (something)" mean?	to be rather bad, to be not so good	It is not much of a hotel but I think that it will be okay for one night.

live down (something) What does "live down (something)" mean?	remove blame or distrust by good conduct, cause something to be forgiven by not repeating it	Our supervisor is trying to live down his reputation of being a hard person to work for.
Work like a dog What does "Work like a dog" mean?	If you work like a dog, you work very hard.
sweat blood What does "sweat blood" mean?	feel very tense or anxious
get one's ducks in a row What does "get one's ducks in a row" mean?	to put one's affairs in order	When I get my ducks in a row I will be able to make a decision about a new career.
salt away money What does "salt away money" mean?	to save money	My friend has salted away much money from her new job.
gaydar What does "gaydar" mean?	sense or intuition about who is homosexual (from gay + radar).	My gaydar is never wrong. He's homosexual.

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Bag Of Bones Idiom