Full Monty Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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Full Monty What does Full Monty mean?	(UK) If something is the Full Monty, it is the real thing, not reduced in any way.
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stick (something) out What does "stick (something) out" mean?	to endure/continue something	She does not like her new job but she plans to stick it out until she saves enough money to go to Europe.
wash one`s hands of (someone or something) What does "wash one`s hands of (someone or something)" mean?	to withdraw from or refuse to be responsible for something, to stop one's association with someone	I decided to wash my hands of the problem with the new secretary and let someone else deal with it.
blitz What does "blitz" mean?	devastating assault
in a pickle What does "in a pickle" mean?	in trouble, in a mess	The boy was in a pickle when he lost the keys to the school cupboard.
a sacred cow What does "a sacred cow" mean?	a person or thing that is never criticized or changed even if it should be (from a cow which is sacred in India)	The school lunch program is a sacred cow which they will never change.
laugh out of the other side of one's mouth What does "laugh out of the other side of one's mouth" mean?	change from being happy to being sad	My friend was laughing out of the other side of his mouth when he learned that he would get a ticket for parking his car in the wrong place.
quarterback What does "quarterback" mean?	lead; manage; be in charge of something or somebody

dough What does "dough" mean?	money; cash.	Where'd you get the dough to pay for that TV?
draw up (something) What does "draw up (something)" mean?	to put something in writing	They were able to draw up the contract while we were waiting.
work out What does "work out" mean?	to have a specific result	I do not believe that the new plan is going to work out.
chips and dip What does "chips and dip" mean?	potato chips and something to dip them into before eating them (potato chips are called crisps in the United Kingdom)	We bought some chips and dip for the party.

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