Hedge Your Bets Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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Hedge your bets What does Hedge your bets mean?	If you hedge your bets, you don't risk everything on one opportunity, but try more than one thing.
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Good Samaritan What does "Good Samaritan" mean?	A good Samaritan is a persoon wh helps others in need.

face to face What does "face to face" mean?	in person	I had a face-to-face meeting with my supervisor to talk about my job performance.
late in the day What does "late in the day" mean?	far along in a project or activity	We received some new instructions for our marketing effort but it was a little late in the day to change our plans.
beaver What does "beaver" mean?	female genitals
rat fink What does "rat fink" mean?	informant; snitch
set up (something) What does "set up (something)" mean?	to establish something, to provide the money for something	The newspaper company provided the money to set up the new travel magazine.
fish for (something) What does "fish for (something)" mean?	to try to find information etc. about something	The woman is always fishing for information when I meet her at work.

a sharp tongue What does "a sharp tongue" mean?	a way of talking/speaking to others that is unkind/bad/critical	The woman has a sharp tongue and she says some very unkind things to others.
Put the kybosh on What does "Put the kybosh on" mean?	To put an end to something.
settle down What does "settle down" mean?	establish a regular routine after getting married	establish a regular routine after getting marriedAfter dating dozens of women the young man finally decided to settle down.
acquire a taste for something What does "acquire a taste for something" mean?	to develop a liking for some kind of food or drink or something else	My friend has recently acquired a taste for classical music.
pick off (someone or something) What does "pick off (someone or something)" mean?	to kill with a carefully aimed shot from a gun or other weapon	The police were easily able to pick off the man who was shooting the rifle.
brimming with (something) What does "brimming with (something)" mean?	to be full of some kind of happy behavior	The children were brimming with energy on the morning of the festival.

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Hedge Your Bets Idiom