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Go bust What does Go bust mean?	If a company goes bust, it goes bankrupt.
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call (someone's) bluff What does "call (someone's) bluff" mean?	to force someone to prove that what they are saying is true, to make someone prove that they will really do what they say they will do - usually because you do not believe them (in a card game you tr	My girlfriend always said that she did not want to get married so I called her bluff and asked her to marry me. She said yes.

keep one`s nose clean What does "keep one`s nose clean" mean?	to stay out of trouble	The judge told the young man that he must keep his nose clean in order not to go to jail in the future.
Down at heel What does "Down at heel" mean?	Someone who is down at heel is short of money. ('Down in heel' is used in American English)
crunchies What does "crunchies" mean?	ground troops; ground infantrymen
Object lesson What does "Object lesson" mean?	An object lesson serves as a warning to others. (In some varieties of English 'abject lesson' is used.)

pop the question What does "pop the question" mean?	to ask someone to marry you	He finally popped the question to his girlfriend after they had been dating for two years.
go scot-free What does "go scot-free" mean?	to go unpunished or be acquitted of a crime	The man was able to go scot-free although many people thought that he stole some money.
keep up with (someone or something) What does "keep up with (someone or something)" mean?	go at the same speed as a person or thing, maintain the same rate of progress	I can`t keep up with the rest of the class.
make a name for oneself What does "make a name for oneself" mean?	become well-known or famous	He has made a name for himself in the field of computers.
a shoulder to cry on What does "a shoulder to cry on" mean?	someone who you can tell about your problems and ask for sympathy and advice	I gave my friend a shoulder to cry on when I met him at the coffee shop.

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