Man's Best Friend Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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Man's best friend What does Man's best friend mean?	This is an idiomatic term for dogs.
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run interference What does "run interference" mean?	intervene on behalf of someone to protect them from something (from American football)	intervene on behalf of someone to protect them from something (from American football)They ran interference on their top salesman to protect him from the scandal.

get down to (something) What does "get down to (something)" mean?	to get started to do something	"Let`s get down to work so we can go home early."
monkey business What does "monkey business" mean?	unethical or illegal activity, mischief	The boy should stop the monkey business and try to do the job the correct way.
Hanged for a sheep as a lamb What does "Hanged for a sheep as a lamb" mean?	This is an expression meaning that if you are going to get into trouble for doing something, then you ought to stop worrying and should try to get everything you can before you get caught.
Dead air What does "Dead air" mean?	When there is a period of total silence, there is dead air.
get hooked What does "get hooked" mean?	become addicted (usually to drugs)

soup up (something) What does "soup up (something)" mean?	to make something faster or more powerful by changing or adding something (this expression is often used for a car)	My neighbor decided to soup up the car that he recently bought.
eagle eye What does "eagle eye" mean?	a very careful watchful eye (like the eye of an eagle)	The woman has an eagle eye and she never misses anything.

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Man's Best Friend Idiom