Lose Your Bottle Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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Lose your bottle What does Lose your bottle mean?	(UK) If someone loses their bottle, they lose the courage to do something.
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have keen wits What does "have keen wits" mean?	to have the ability to think quickly	The man has keen wits and he can make smart decisions very fast.
pick on (someone) What does "pick on (someone)" mean?	to do or say bad things to someone	The boy always picked on his sister when they were children.
Give as good as you get What does "Give as good as you get" mean?	If you give as good as you get, you are prepared to treat people as badly as they treat you and to fight for what you believe.
a law unto oneself What does "a law unto oneself" mean?	one who makes one's own laws or rules	The city council member thought that she was a law unto herself until she resigned because of a scandal.
to lay over What does "to lay over" mean?	to arrive somewhere and wait some time before continuing a journey	We were told that we will have to lay over in London for nine hours before we go on to Kenya.
have one's finger in too many pies What does "have one's finger in too many pies" mean?	to be involved in too many things (so you cannot do any of them well)	Our supervisor has her finger in too many pies and she is not able to do her job well at all.
bad blood (between people) What does "bad blood (between people)" mean?	unpleasant feelings between people	There was much bad blood between the three brothers.
fiddle while Rome burns What does "fiddle while Rome burns" mean?	to do nothing while a disaster is happening	The economy is becoming worse while the government does nothing. They want to fiddle while Rome burns.
for the good of (someone or something) What does "for the good of (someone or something)" mean?	for the benefit of someone or something	They added the physical fitness class to the school curriculum for the good of the students.

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Lose Your Bottle Idiom