Pound Of Flesh Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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Pound of flesh What does Pound of flesh mean?	If someone wants their pound of flesh, the force someone to pay or give back something owed, even though they don't need it and it will cause the other person a lot of difficulty.
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root (something) out What does "root (something) out" mean?	to get rid of something completely	The new city government is trying to root out the wasteful practices of the previous government.

have none of (something) What does "have none of (something)" mean?	not tolerate or endure something	Our teacher will have none of our talking loudly in the class.
in defiance of (someone or something) What does "in defiance of (someone or something)" mean?	in resistence to someone or someone's orders	The union was in defiance of the court order and was given a large fine.
in a nutshell What does "in a nutshell" mean?	briefly, in a few words	We went to the meeting and they told us in a nutshell about the plans for our company.
run wild What does "run wild" mean?	to be or go out of control	The crowd ran wild after the soccer game.
work overtime What does "work overtime" mean?	to work more than one's regular hours	I worked overtime every Friday last month.

step on (someone`s) toes What does "step on (someone`s) toes" mean?	to do something that embarrasses or offends someone else	The supervisor stepped on many people`s toes at work and now he has many enemies.
Bad Apple What does "Bad Apple" mean?	A person who is bad and makes other bad is a bad apple.
yuck What does "yuck" mean?	disgusting person or thing
behind schedule What does "behind schedule" mean?	unable to do something by the time on the schedule, after the time on a schedule	The trains were behind schedule because of the accident early in the morning.
dawn on (someone) What does "dawn on (someone)" mean?	to become clear or occur to someone	It finally dawned on me why my friend was angry.

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Pound Of Flesh Idiom