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Fur coat and no knickers What does Fur coat and no knickers mean?	Someone with airs and graces, but no real class is fur coat and no knickers.
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cut and run What does "cut and run" mean?	to leave as quickly as possible	We cut and run as soon as we had finished delivering the goods.

take steps to (prevent/do something) What does "take steps to (prevent/do something)" mean?	to begin to make plans or arrangements for something, to make preparations for something	Our company has begun to take steps to stop people from smoking in the office building.
keep one's hand in (something) What does "keep one's hand in (something)" mean?	to retain one's control of something, to continue doing something so that you remain involved in it	The animal trainer is trying to keep his hand in his work even though he has retired.
cut off one`s nose to spite one`s face What does "cut off one`s nose to spite one`s face" mean?	to make things worse for yourself by trying to harm someone or something else	The man cut off his nose to spite his face when he became angry and quit his job.
make friends What does "make friends" mean?	form friendships with people or animals	She is shy and is not able to make friends easily.
bang one's head against the wall What does "bang one's head against the wall" mean?	to try to do something that is hopeless	I am banging my head against the wall when I try to ask my boss for something.

divide (something) fifty-fifty What does "divide (something) fifty-fifty" mean?	to divide something into two equal parts	We decided to divide the money that we earned fifty-fifty.
do a snow job on (someone) What does "do a snow job on (someone)" mean?	to deceive or confuse someone	The salesman tried to do a snow job on me but I did not believe him.
as cool as a cucumber What does "as cool as a cucumber" mean?	to be calm, to be not nervous or anxious	The man is as cool as a cucumber and never worries about anything.

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Fur Coat And No Knickers Idiom