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Decorate the mahogany What does Decorate the mahogany mean?	When someone buys a round a pub or bar, they decorate the mahogany; putting cash on the bar.
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a hard-and-fast rule What does "a hard-and-fast rule" mean?	a rule that cannot be altered to fit special cases	There is no hard-and-fast rule that says you can`t use a cellular phone in the train.

hole in the wall What does "hole in the wall" mean?	a small place to live/work/visit, a small hidden (often inferior) place	We went for a drink at a hole in the wall near the university last night.
ahead of the pack What does "ahead of the pack" mean?	to be more successful than other people who are doing the same thing as you (a pack is a group of animals like dogs or wolves who live together)	The girl studied hard all summer and was ahead of the pack when she returned to school in the autumn.
It's your funeral What does "It's your funeral" mean?	The other person has made a decision that you think is bad. However, it is their choice; it is their funeral.
by all means What does "by all means" mean?	certainly, yes	"By all means, I will come to dinner next week."
kick in the butt What does "kick in the butt" mean?	something that motivates or gets somebody to do something
fuck-me shoes What does "fuck-me shoes" mean?	very high heels that make a woman sexier
pull an all-nighter What does "pull an all-nighter" mean?	study or work all night without getting any sleep.	A: "You look really tired."B: "I am. I pulled an all-nighter to get ready for the meetingthis morning."
out of the frying pan and into the fire What does "out of the frying pan and into the fire" mean?	to go from something bad to something worse	The woman jumped out of the frying pan and into the fire when she quit her job. Now her problems are much worse.
along with (someone or something) What does "along with (someone or something)" mean?	in addition to someone or something	I went to the concert along with my friend.
All my eye and Peggy Martin What does "All my eye and Peggy Martin" mean?	(UK) An idiom that appears to have gone out of use but was prevalent in the English north Midlands of Staffordshire, Cheshire and Derbyshire from at least the turn of the 20th century until the early 1950s or so. The idiom's meaning is literally something said or written that is unbelievable, rumor, over embellished, the result of malicious village gossip etc.

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Decorate The Mahogany Idiom