Dead Level Best Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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Dead level best What does Dead level best mean?	If you try your dead level best, you try as hard as you possibly could to do something.
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under (someone`s) nose What does "under (someone`s) nose" mean?	easily found by someone, right in front of someone	I thought that I had lost my house keys but they were right under my nose.

favorite son What does "favorite son" mean?	a political candidate supported by his home area	We voted for the candidate because he is the favorite son of our state.
go fifty-fifty (on something) What does "go fifty-fifty (on something)" mean?	to divide the cost of something in half	I decided to go fifty-fifty on a new camera with my friend.
beef What does "beef" mean?	objection; problem.	What's your beef today?
be off What does "be off" mean?	to leave or depart	I plan to be off very early tomorrow morning to go to the airport.
a kink in one's neck What does "a kink in one's neck" mean?	a cramp in one's neck that causes pain	I have a kink in my neck and it hurts when I turn my head.

get (someone's) back up What does "get (someone's) back up" mean?	to make someone become angry	I got my friend's back up when I asked to borrow her notes from school.
cover up (something) What does "cover up (something)" mean?	to hide something wrong or bad	They tried to cover up the facts regarding the illegal election campaign funds.
put (something) to good use What does "put (something) to good use" mean?	to be able to use something	We were able to put the new computer to good use when we finally got it.
keep after/at (someone) What does "keep after/at (someone)" mean?	remind someone over and over about something	I always have to keep after my friend to do her job properly.
shoot up (drugs) What does "shoot up (drugs)" mean?	to take drugs by injecting them	We were going to a movie when we saw someone shooting up heroin in the alley.

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