Grease The Skids Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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Grease the skids What does Grease the skids mean?	If you grease the skids, you facilitate something.
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cop a plea What does "cop a plea" mean?	to plead guilty to a crime in order to get a lesser penalty	The man was forced to cop a plea when the evidence against him became too strong to dispute.
a peeping Tom What does "a peeping Tom" mean?	someone who looks in the windows of strangers	The police arrested a peeping Tom near our apartment building last week.
fine print What does "fine print" mean?	the part of a document that you cannot easily notice because of the small size of the print but which often contains very important information	I read the fine print on the contract before I signed it.
follow up (something) or follow (something) up What does "follow up (something) or follow (something) up" mean?	to make (one action) more successful by doing something more	The doctor followed up his phone call in the morning with a visit in the afternoon.
close call/shave What does "close call/shave" mean?	an accident that almost happens but does not happen	I had a close call this morning when the truck almost hit me.

take a nosedive What does "take a nosedive" mean?	to collapse, to decrease in value	The stock market took a nosedive when the earnings of the oil company decreased.
neither hide nor hair (of someone or something) What does "neither hide nor hair (of someone or something)" mean?	no sign or indication of someone or something	I have seen neither hide nor hair of the girl in my geography class.
no joy What does "no joy" mean?	no contact; nothing identified.	No joy, I don't see anything.
Get real! What does "Get real!" mean?	Be realistic! / Don't be naive.	A: "I'm going to Las Vegas. I know I'll win a lot ofmoney!"B: "Get real! You'll probably lose a lot of money!"
get one's nose out of (someone's) business What does "get one's nose out of (someone's) business" mean?	to stop interfering in someone else's business	The school secretary was told to get her nose out of the teacher's business.

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Grease The Skids Idiom