Just Coming Up To Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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Just coming up to What does Just coming up to mean?	If the time is just coming up to nine o'clock, it means that it will be nine o'clock in a very few seconds. You'll hear them say it on the radio in the morning.
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pick up speed What does "pick up speed" mean?	to increase the speed of something	The car picked up speed as it began to go down the hill.

stinking rose What does "stinking rose" mean?	garlic
on a diet What does "on a diet" mean?	to be trying to lose weight by eating less food	I have been on a diet for two months now.
poetic justice What does "poetic justice" mean?	the chance but appropriate receiving of rewards/punishments by those who deserve them	It was poetic justice when the man lost most of the money that he had got illegally.
get a whiff of (something) What does "get a whiff of (something)" mean?	to learn a little about something (almost by chance)	Whenever the reporters get a whiff of a scandal they start asking questions.
cough it up What does "cough it up" mean?	give something (usually money and usually unwillingly)

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Just Coming Up To Idiom