American Idioms and Expressions

Have Your Lunch Handed To You Idiom

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Have your lunch handed to you
What does Have your lunch handed to you mean?
If you have you lunch handed to you, you are outperformed and shown up by someone better.

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eat one`s cake and have it too
What does "eat one`s cake and have it too" mean?
to use or spend something but still keep itThe man wants to eat his cake and have it too and he will never give up anything.
(one's) chickens have come home to roost
What does "(one's) chickens have come home to roost" mean?
one's words or acts come back to cause trouble for a personHer chickens came home to roost and now she must take responsibility for what she did.
pay (someone) a left-handed compliment
What does "pay (someone) a left-handed compliment" mean?
to give someone a false compliment that is actually an insult The service at the store was poor so the customer paid the clerk a left-handed compliment.

call a loan
What does "call a loan" mean?
to demand the immediate and complete payment of a debt/loan The bank recently called the loan of the small business.

pay (someone or something) a visit
What does "pay (someone or something) a visit" mean?
to visit someone or somethingI paid the tax office a visit to try and resolve my tax problem.
breathe one's last
What does "breathe one's last" mean?
to die, to breathe one's last breath before dying The elderly man breathed his last late yesterday evening.

make eyes at someone
What does "make eyes at someone" mean?
look at someone in a way that makes it clear that you like that person and find them attractive look at someone in a way that makes it clear that you like that person and find them attractiveThe man became angry when he thought that his girlfriend was making eyes at someone else at the party.
make arrangements for (someone or something)
What does "make arrangements for (someone or something)" mean?
make plans for someone or somethingWe made arrangements for a small wedding for my cousin.
kick-ass
What does "kick-ass" mean?
appealing; fun; exciting

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