Hold Your Own Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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Hold your own What does Hold your own mean?	If you can hold your own, you can compete or perform equally with other people.
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cock-sucker What does "cock-sucker" mean?	worthless, unappealing person (usually said of a man)	You are such a cock-sucker that I can't believe it. Leave me the fuck alone!

shell out (money) What does "shell out (money)" mean?	to pay money for something	My father shelled out a lot of money to get his house painted.
die with one`s boots on What does "die with one`s boots on" mean?	to die while still active in one`s work or while doing a job	The man worked hard all his life and died with his boots on when he had a heart attack at the factory.
get off one`s butt What does "get off one`s butt" mean?	to get busy, to start working	My friend should get off his butt and try to find a job.
hit (someone) below the belt What does "hit (someone) below the belt" mean?	to do something in an unfair or cowardly way	My friend was hitting below the belt when he criticized me after I told him my true feelings.
get a bang out of (someone or something) What does "get a bang out of (someone or something)" mean?	to receive special pleasure from someone or something	My father gets a bang out of the funny birthday cards that we send him.
open (someone's) eyes to (something) What does "open (someone's) eyes to (something)" mean?	to become aware of something	The documentary on television opened our eyes to the problems of the homeless in our city.

a license to (do something) What does "a license to (do something)" mean?	the permission/right/chance to do something	When my uncle got the contract to sell food at the stadium it was a license to print money.
stack up (something) What does "stack up (something)" mean?	to make a stack of things	I stacked up the magazines that I planned to give to the flea market.
close to (someone) What does "close to (someone)" mean?	to be fond of someone	The boy is very close to his grandfather.

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Hold Your Own Idiom