Play Havoc Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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Play havoc What does Play havoc mean?	Playing havoc with something is creating disorder and confusion; computer viruses can play havoc with your programs.
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a sacred cow What does "a sacred cow" mean?	a person or thing that is never criticized or changed even if it should be (from a cow which is sacred in India)	The school lunch program is a sacred cow which they will never change.

Like Chinese arithmetic What does "Like Chinese arithmetic" mean?	If something is complicated and hard to understand, it's like Chinese arithmetic.
follow (someone's) lead What does "follow (someone's) lead" mean?	to do as someone else does	Everybody followed my lead and came to work early.
g'day What does "g'day" mean?	idiom. hello; how are you; how's it going (abbreviated from "good day" but used in all contexts).	G'day, mate.
line up (someone for something) What does "line up (someone for something)" mean?	arrange, schedule someone for something	We were unable to line up a speaker for Sunday evening so we must cancel the meeting.
end up (somewhere) What does "end up (somewhere)" mean?	to finish at a certain place	We ended up at a small coffee shop near the restaurant.
come to a dead end What does "come to a dead end" mean?	to be unable to go any further	We kept driving on the dirt road until we came to a dead end.
as cool as a cucumber What does "as cool as a cucumber" mean?	to be calm, to be not nervous or anxious	The man is as cool as a cucumber and never worries about anything.
grate on (someone's) nerves What does "grate on (someone's) nerves" mean?	to annoy or bother someone	The woman who I work with grates on my nerves. She is very irritating.
Blow by blow What does "Blow by blow" mean?	A blow-by-blow description gives every detail in sequence.
hide/bury one`s head in the sand What does "hide/bury one`s head in the sand" mean?	keep from knowing something dangerous or unpleasant	He hates to talk about important matters and hides his head in the sand when I try to talk to him.

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