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Deep pockets but short arms What does Deep pockets but short arms mean?	Someone who has money but never puts his hand in his pocket to pay for anything has deep pockets but short arms.
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con artist What does "con artist" mean?	swindler; someone who deceives people out of money

have had it with (someone or something) What does "have had it with (someone or something)" mean?	be unable to tolerate someone or something anymore	I have had it with her constant complaining.
rack What does "rack" mean?	breasts (female, usually large)
BTDT What does "BTDT" mean?	been there, done that
bugger off What does "bugger off" mean?	go away; leave; get out of here
be of the persuasion that (something) is so What does "be of the persuasion that (something) is so" mean?	to believe that something is true or exists	My grandfather was of the persuasion that it is more important to work than to go to school.
junk What does "junk" mean?	drugs (heroin in particular)
make it What does "make it" mean?	succeed	The woman worked hard and was able to make it in the publishing industry.

mop the floor up with (someone) What does "mop the floor up with (someone)" mean?	beat up someone	The large gangster mopped the floor up with the young man.
wedgie What does "wedgie" mean?	the act of pulling the underwear of a boy up from behind so that it creates discomfort around the genitals

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Deep Pockets But Short Arms Idiom