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Give your eye teeth What does Give your eye teeth mean?	If you really want something and would be prepared to sacrifice a lot to get it, you would give your eye teeth for it.
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fly in the ointment What does "fly in the ointment" mean?	something small that spoils one`s fun	The complaints about the food were a fly in the ointment that gave everyone a bad feeling about the gathering.

pass the hat What does "pass the hat" mean?	to collect money for something (sometimes by passing a hat around to put the money into)	We passed the hat to collect some money for the party.
cut from the same cloth What does "cut from the same cloth" mean?	to share a lot of similarities	The two cousins were cut from the same cloth and were similar in every way.
freak out What does "freak out" mean?	to become angry or lose control of oneself	I freaked out when I discovered that my reservation had not been made.
buff What does "buff" mean?	enthusiast; fan; avid practitioner.	She's such a movie buff.
Mighty oaks from little acorns grow What does "Mighty oaks from little acorns grow" mean?	Big or great things start very small.
fit (someone or something) in What does "fit (someone or something) in" mean?	to make time for someone or something	I try hard to fit some exercise in every morning.
have been had What does "have been had" mean?	have been cheated, deceived, or fooled
invasion of (someone's) privacy What does "invasion of (someone's) privacy" mean?	intrude and cause someone to lose their privacy	It was an invasion of our privacy when the supervisor asked us to open the mail that we received in the company.
out of reach What does "out of reach" mean?	to be not near enough to be reached or touched, unattainable	The top of the bookshelf was out of reach and I could not get the dictionary easily.
Average Joe What does "Average Joe" mean?	An average Joe is an ordinary person without anything exceptional about them.

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Give Your Eye Teeth Idiom