Cut It Out! Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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Cut it out! What does Cut it out! mean?	stop doing something (that's annoying).	"You kids are making too much noise. Cut itout!"
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dig one's heels in What does "dig one's heels in" mean?	to refuse to change one's course of action or opinions	Our boss dug his heels in and refused to give us time off.

out of hand What does "out of hand" mean?	immediately and without consulting anyone	The police dismissed my complaint about my neighbors out of hand.
hold down (someone or something) What does "hold down (someone or something)" mean?	keep control of someone or something	The government was able to hold down the rate of inflation for many years.
Queer fish What does "Queer fish" mean?	(UK) A strange person is a queer fish.
turn over What does "turn over" mean?	to do business to a certain amount of money/product	We turned over most of our stock last month.
intent on (doing something) What does "intent on (doing something)" mean?	determined to do something	I am intent on buying some new furniture when we move to a new house.
come out of the blue What does "come out of the blue" mean?	to appear suddenly (as if from the sky)	My idea for making money suddenly came out of the blue.
badger (someone) What does "badger (someone)" mean?	to get someone to do something by repeated questions or by bothering them	I always have to badger my friend in order to make him return my computer games.

Cut to the chase What does "Cut to the chase" mean?	If you cut to the chase, you get to the point, or the most interesting or important part of something without delay.
bite the hand that feeds you What does "bite the hand that feeds you" mean?	to harm or oppose someone who does good things for you	The man is biting the hand that feeds him when he criticizes and fights against his boss.
follow the crowd What does "follow the crowd" mean?	to do what everyone else is doing	Most of the high school students like to follow the crowd.
at (someone's) earliest convenience What does "at (someone's) earliest convenience" mean?	as soon as it is convenient for someone	I went to the bank at my earliest convenience to speak to the bank manager.
quick one What does "quick one" mean?	a single drink of alcohol taken before one does something else	We stopped for a quick one on the way home from work.

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Cut It Out! Idiom