Pull Your Chain Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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Pull your chain What does Pull your chain mean?	If someone pulls your chain, they take advantage of you in an unfair way or do something to annoy you.
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As you sow, so shall you reap What does "As you sow, so shall you reap" mean?	This means that if you do bad things to people, bad things will happen to you, or good things if you do good things.

play it safe What does "play it safe" mean?	to avoid taking a risk	The father always plays it safe when he goes swimming with his son.
with one hand tied behind one's back What does "with one hand tied behind one's back" mean?	easily, even under a severe handicap	The project was hard to manage because I had to operate with one hand tied behind my back.
back to square one What does "back to square one" mean?	to go back to the beginning of something	The city was back to square one in their effort to build a new bridge.
sweat it out What does "sweat it out" mean?	wait patiently until something bad or unpleasant ends	We had to sweat it out in a small town with no food while our car was being repaired.
have been had What does "have been had" mean?	have been cheated or dealt with badly	I felt that I had been had when the salesman sold me the bad product.
in the clouds What does "in the clouds" mean?	far from real life, in dreams, in thought	His head is usually in the clouds so you may have trouble finding out what you want to know from him.
such as What does "such as" mean?	of a particular kind, for example	I need various tools such as a hammer and a saw in order to complete the job.
skin and bones What does "skin and bones" mean?	to be very skinny	The cat which we found in the empty house was all skin and bones.

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Pull Your Chain Idiom