Do The Needful Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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Do the needful What does Do the needful mean?	(India) If you do the needful, you do what is necessary.
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have a thing going with (someone) What does "have a thing going with (someone)" mean?	have a romantic relationship with someone	I think that the secretary has a thing going with one of the salesmen.

cash-and-carry What does "cash-and-carry" mean?	a system where you pay cash for some goods and then carry or take them away	The supermarkets in our city operate on a cash-and-carry basis.
murder on (something) What does "murder on (something)" mean?	very destructive or harmful to something	My new shoes are murder on my feet.
to hound (someone) What does "to hound (someone)" mean?	to pursue or chase someone, to harass someone	The manager is always hounding the younger members of her staff to make them work hard.
make a cold call What does "make a cold call" mean?	to visit or telephone a potential but unknown customer from a list of people	When he first started to work at his company the salesman was asked to make cold calls from the telephone book.
bullshit What does "bullshit" mean?	a strong way to reject or challenge someone else's statement or claim.	Bullshit! That can't be true.
Bad mouth What does "Bad mouth" mean?	(UK) When you are bad mouthing,you are saying negative things about someone or something.('Bad-mouth' and 'badmouth' are also used.)

Read someone the riot act What does "Read someone the riot act" mean?	If you read someone the riot act, you give them a clear warning that if they don't stop doing something, they will be in serious trouble.
yakety-yak What does "yakety-yak" mean?	a lot of talk about little things	We spent the whole evening in a yakety-yak session at my friends.
for one's (own) sake What does "for one's (own) sake" mean?	for one's benefit	I told my aunt that for her own sake she must stop smoking.
live from hand to mouth What does "live from hand to mouth" mean?	live on little money and in poor circumstances	Her brother is an artist and must live from hand to mouth because he has no money.

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Do The Needful Idiom