Hairy At The Heel Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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Hairy at the heel What does Hairy at the heel mean?	(UK) Someone who is hairy at the heel is dangerous or untrustworthy.
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go climb a tree What does "go climb a tree" mean?	go away; get out

up yours What does "up yours" mean?	go away; drop dead (used to reject something or as a retort)
skeleton in one`s closet What does "skeleton in one`s closet" mean?	a family secret that one does not like to talk about	I heard that the politician has a skeleton in his closet that he does not want to talk about.
in drag What does "in drag" mean?	wearing the clothes of the opposite sex	The tourists were shocked when they went to the stage show and found many of the performers in drag.
klick What does "klick" mean?	kilometer.	The enemy is about three klicks from here.
to hell and gone What does "to hell and gone" mean?	very much gone, gone to hell	The situation was already to hell and gone when the manager arrived at the office.
in the line of duty What does "in the line of duty" mean?	done or happening as part of a job	The police officer was killed in the line of duty during the bank robbery.
ride herd on (someone) What does "ride herd on (someone)" mean?	to watch closely and control someone	The new supervisor likes to ride herd on the people who work for him.

bring (someone) around What does "bring (someone) around" mean?	to restore someone to health or consciousness, to cure someone	The medical workers were able to bring the man around after the accident.
heart misses/skips a beat What does "heart misses/skips a beat" mean?	to be startled or excited from surprise/joy/fright	My heart skipped a beat when I heard my name on television.
cluster fuck What does "cluster fuck" mean?	group rape
Fly by the seat of one's pants What does "Fly by the seat of one's pants" mean?	If you fly by the seat of one's pants, you do something difficult even though you don't have the experience or training required.
bottle (something) up What does "bottle (something) up" mean?	to hold one's feelings inside of you	My aunt bottles up all of her feelings and has much stress because of it.

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Hairy At The Heel Idiom