Play For Time Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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Play for time What does Play for time mean?	If you play for time, you delay something because because you are not ready or need more time to thing about it. Eg. I knew I had to play for time until the police arrived.
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All over the shop What does "All over the shop" mean?	If something is completely disorganised or confused, it is all over the shop.
sparky What does "sparky" mean?	radio operator
come to accept (something) What does "come to accept (something)" mean?	to begin or learn to do or feel something	At first, I disliked the girl but recently I have come to accept her.
hold one`s tongue What does "hold one`s tongue" mean?	keep quiet	He decided to hold his tongue rather than give his honest opinion.
clear of (something) What does "clear of (something)" mean?	to be not touching something	We checked that the ladder was clear of the electrical wires before we painted the house.
with one's tail between one's legs What does "with one's tail between one's legs" mean?	appearing frightened or cowardly (like a frightened dog)	The man left the store with his tail between his legs after he had been accused of trying to steal something.

talk through one`s hat What does "talk through one`s hat" mean?	to make exaggerated or inaccurate statements about something	The man is always talking through his hat and you never know if you can believe him or not.
trouble (someone) for (something) What does "trouble (someone) for (something)" mean?	to ask someone to give or lend you something	I do not like to trouble the manager for her time but sometimes I must.
to the bone What does "to the bone" mean?	entirely, to the core	I was wet to the bone after walking in the rain for two hours.
scrape (something) together What does "scrape (something) together" mean?	to gather small amounts of money (usually with some difficulty) for something	We scraped together some money and bought a present for my mother.

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