Man Of Letters Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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Man of letters What does Man of letters mean?	A man of letters is someone who is an expert in the arts and literature, and often a writer too.
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get serious What does "get serious" mean?	a relationship becomes serious and long-term	a relationship becomes serious and long-termThe two students dated for several months before they began to get serious.

toe the line What does "toe the line" mean?	accept the authority or policies of a particular group (competitors in a race line up with their toes on the starting line)	accept the authority or policies of a particular group (competitors in a race line up with their toes on the starting line)The worker refused to toe the line and was fired from his job.
cock of the walk What does "cock of the walk" mean?	someone who thinks that he or she is more important than others in a group	The supervisor thinks that he is cock of the walk and can do anything that he wants.
off the top of one`s head What does "off the top of one`s head" mean?	without thinking about something very much	I was unable to remember the name of the restaurant off the top of my head.
turn a deaf ear to (someone or something) What does "turn a deaf ear to (someone or something)" mean?	to pretend not to hear someone or something, to refuse to hear someone or something	The company turned a deaf ear to the demands for more vacation time by the employees.
cheer (someone) on What does "cheer (someone) on" mean?	to encourage someone who is trying to do something	Everybody came to the stadium to cheer on the home team.
get in (someone's) hair What does "get in (someone's) hair" mean?	to bother or irritate someone	The woman complained that her young child was always getting in her hair.
for fear of (something) What does "for fear of (something)" mean?	because of the fear of something	We stayed home all weekend for fear of the big hurricane that was coming.
movers and shakers What does "movers and shakers" mean?	important people who get things done	The movers and shakers of the city went to the opening of the new art gallery.

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Man Of Letters Idiom