Keep Your Eye On The Prize Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Keep Your Eye On The Prize Idiom mean?

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Keep your eye on the prize What does Keep your eye on the prize mean?	This means that you should keep your focus on achieving a positive end result.
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a live dog is better than a dead lion What does "a live dog is better than a dead lion" mean?	it is better to be a live coward than a dead hero (this is from Ecclesiastes in the Bible)	A live dog is better than a dead lion and I told my friend not to get into a fight with the angry man in the restaurant.

hit a plateau What does "hit a plateau" mean?	reach a certain level of activity/sales and then stop	The performance of the basketball team hit a plateau and then declined.
Put your foot in it What does "Put your foot in it" mean?	If you put your foot in it, you do or say something embarrassing and tactless or get yourself into trouble.
not breathe a word of it What does "not breathe a word of it" mean?	to not tell something (to anyone)	I will not breathe a word of it to my friend.
line up (someone with someone) What does "line up (someone with someone)" mean?	supply a person with a date/companion	We tried to line up my friend's sister with our friend but it was not a successful match.
done for What does "done for" mean?	to be ruined or defeated or dying	I think that our team is done for this season.
At the eleventh hour What does "At the eleventh hour" mean?	At the very last moment.	The union negotiator went right down to the eleventh hour before accepting the company's final offer. On a 12-hour clock (rather than the 24-hour clock used by scientists, the military, et al) the hours of 12 noon and 12 midnight seem to hold special significance. De-marking the transition from morning to afternoon and the end of the day, they are often used as deadlines (high noon, the stroke of midnight). To come at "the eleventh hour" implies that it comes in the last hour before the deadline. The choice of "the eleventh minute of the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month" as the time to end W.W.I was quite apt.

in memory of (someone or something) What does "in memory of (someone or something)" mean?	as a reminder of someone or something, as a memorial to someone or something	We decided to collect some money and buy a painting in memory of our grandfather.
a risk of rain/showers/thunderstorms What does "a risk of rain/showers/thunderstorms" mean?	a chance of rain/showers/thunderstorms	There was a risk of showers so we decided not to go on a picnic today.
get cracking What does "get cracking" mean?	hurry up; get a move on; get started
a flight of fancy What does "a flight of fancy" mean?	an idea that is out of touch with reality or possibility	It was a flight of fancy that we would think of trying to climb Mt. Everest.
fall head over heels What does "fall head over heels" mean?	to fall down (and maybe roll over)	The little boy fell head over heels when he fell down in the park.
at each other's throats What does "at each other's throats" mean?	fighting or arguing all the time	The two boys were at each other's throats when they entered the room.

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Keep Your Eye On The Prize Idiom