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New kid on the block What does New kid on the block mean?	A new kid on the block is a person who has recently joined a company, organisation, team, etc, and does not know how things work yet.
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a hard sell What does "a hard sell" mean?	an attitude where you pressure someone to buy something	The car dealer gave me a hard sell on the new car so I went to another dealer.

put one`s cards on the table What does "put one`s cards on the table" mean?	to be frank, to tell everything	I put my cards on the table and told my boss about my plans for next year.
throw out (someone) What does "throw out (someone)" mean?	to force someone to leave, to dismiss someone	The umpire threw out the coach for arguing with him.
sound like (something) What does "sound like (something)" mean?	to seem like something	It sounds like the stores are going to close early on Saturday because of the holiday.

flick What does "flick" mean?	movie, film.	Let's see a flick tonight.
hang by a thread/hair What does "hang by a thread/hair" mean?	be in doubt, depend on a very small thing	The outcome of the election was hanging by a thread until late at night.
get away with (something) What does "get away with (something)" mean?	to do something that one should not do and not get caught	The criminal got away with stealing the money and was never caught.
make a clean sweep of (something) What does "make a clean sweep of (something)" mean?	do something completely or thoroughly	The new political party made a clean sweep of the large cities during the election.

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New Kid On The Block Idiom