Go Play In Traffic Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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Go play in traffic What does Go play in traffic mean?	This is used as a way of telling someone to go away.
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smoothie What does "smoothie" mean?	blended drink, usually including fruit

cluster fuck What does "cluster fuck" mean?	group rape
split hairs What does "split hairs" mean?	to make unnecessary distinctions about something	The manager makes many good points but he has a tendency to split hairs and waste a lot of our time.
breathe down (someone's) neck What does "breathe down (someone's) neck" mean?	to watch someone closely, to try to make someone hurry	The supervisor is always breathing down the necks of the employees.
give (someone or something) the once-over What does "give (someone or something) the once-over" mean?	to visually examine someone or something quickly	We gave the man the once-over when he walked into the restaurant.
sing (someone's) praises What does "sing (someone's) praises" mean?	praise someone highly and enthusiastically	My supervisor always sings my praises when he introduces me to someone.
trouble (someone) to (do something) What does "trouble (someone) to (do something)" mean?	to ask someone to do something	I had to trouble my neighbor to look after my dog again last week.

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.
get on one`s high horse What does "get on one`s high horse" mean?	to behave with arrogance	Our boss likes to get on his high horse and give orders to everyone.
stack the deck What does "stack the deck" mean?	unfairly arrange things for or against someone so that a person has an unfair advantage or disadvantage	unfairly arrange things for or against someone so that a person has an unfair advantage or disadvantageThe league stacked the deck against the new team so that the older, more established teams could advance to the playoffs.
poles apart What does "poles apart" mean?	to be very different, to be far from coming to an agreement	The union and management were poles apart in their attempt to reach a contract agreement.

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Go Play In Traffic Idiom