Meet Your Maker Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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Meet your Maker What does Meet your Maker mean?	If someone has gone to meet their Maker, they have died.
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high-handed What does "high-handed" mean?	disregarding other's feelings, overbearing	The employees took a high-handed approach to the negotiations and they were not successful.

Jam on your face What does "Jam on your face" mean?	If you say that someone has jam on their face, they appear to be caught, embarrassed or found guilty.
have a finger in the pie What does "have a finger in the pie" mean?	to be involved in something, to have a role in something	The waitress has a finger in the pie of the new restaurant.
draw (someone) out What does "draw (someone) out" mean?	to make a person talk or tell something	The girl was very quiet but we were able to draw her out and she began talking.
clear sailing What does "clear sailing" mean?	to be an easy situation	It was clear sailing after we finished work and began our holiday.
rise to the bait What does "rise to the bait" mean?	to be attracted by some kind of bait (just as a fish is attracted to bait)	The politician did not rise to the bait and argue with the news reporter.
What one doesn't know won't hurt one. What does "What one doesn't know won't hurt one." mean?	something that you don't know won't worry or harm you	What she doesn't know won't hurt her and we don't need to tell her about the broken dishes.
dressed to the nines/teeth What does "dressed to the nines/teeth" mean?	to be dressed elegantly, to be dressed very well	The couple were dressed to the nines when they went to the opening of the new theater production.
trump card What does "trump card" mean?	something that is kept back to be used to win success if nothing else works	Although we appeared weak during the negotiations we had some new information to use as our trump card.
in the buff/raw What does "in the buff/raw" mean?	naked, nude	I was in the buff when the doorbell rang.
let well enough alone What does "let well enough alone" mean?	leave things as they are	I decided to let well enough alone and not ask my supervisor for extra time off.

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Meet Your Maker Idiom