Rise And Shine! Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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Rise and shine! What does Rise and shine! mean?	Get out of bed and begin the day!	"Rise and shine!" my father called to me in the morning.
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to mix up (something) What does "to mix up (something)" mean?	to confuse things, to make a mistake about something	The teacher mixed up the DVDs and played the wrong one in front of the class.

hit the sack What does "hit the sack" mean?	go to bed	I`m a little bit tired so I think that I will hit the sack now.
set (someone) up (in business) What does "set (someone) up (in business)" mean?	to help establish someone in business	My father helped to set my sister's husband up in business.
pull over What does "pull over" mean?	to drive to the side of the road and stop	I was very tired so I pulled over to the side of the road to rest.
red-hot What does "red-hot" mean?	very hot, creating much excitement or demand	The new video game is red-hot and many people are waiting to buy one.
tried-and-true What does "tried-and-true" mean?	tested by time and proven to be sound	I know of a tried-and-true method to remove stains from the carpet.
barbie What does "barbie" mean?	barbeque grill; grill.	Let's fire up the barbie and grill some burgers.
jack up (the price) What does "jack up (the price)" mean?	to raise the price of something	The store jacked up the prices of their summer stock at the beginning of the summer.
beat (something) into (someone`s) head What does "beat (something) into (someone`s) head" mean?	to force someone to learn something by repeating it over and over	The teacher tried to beat the material into the student's head.
pay one's last respects What does "pay one's last respects" mean?	to attend the funeral of someone	Our family gathered to pay their last respects to our grandmother.
every last one What does "every last one" mean?	every single one	Every last one of the children received a certificate from the swimming club.

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Rise And Shine! Idiom