Rome Wasn't Built In A Day Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Rome Wasn't Built In A Day Idiom mean?

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Rome wasn't built in a day What does Rome wasn't built in a day mean?	it takes time and hard work to complete a difficult job	Rome was not built in a day and the government officials realized that it was going to take many years to rebuild the old area of the city.
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take attendance What does "take attendance" mean?	record the names of persons who are attending school or something similar	After our teacher took attendance we began to do our math lesson.
for all one is worth What does "for all one is worth" mean?	as hard as one can	"I will try for all I am worth to help you get the job at the supermarket."
in one's birthday suit What does "in one's birthday suit" mean?	naked, nude	The little boy was running around in his birthday suit after his bath.
let one's emotions show What does "let one's emotions show" mean?	be emotional (where it is not appropriate)	The mayor let his emotions show when his plan for the new stadium was defeated by the city council members.
serve (someone) right What does "serve (someone) right" mean?	to get the punishment or results that one deserves	My friend never studies at all so it serves him right to fail his exam.
get on one`s high horse What does "get on one`s high horse" mean?	to behave with arrogance	Our boss likes to get on his high horse and give orders to everyone.
shell out (money) What does "shell out (money)" mean?	to pay money for something	My father shelled out a lot of money to get his house painted.

have one's hands full (with someone or something) What does "have one's hands full (with someone or something)" mean?	to be busy/occupied with someone or something	The woman has her hands full with her three children.
in stock What does "in stock" mean?	to have something ready to sell or use	The store does not have any printer ribbons in stock.
in consideration of (something) What does "in consideration of (something)" mean?	after thinking about something	In consideration of the amount of time that I had spent on the case I charged a lot of money for my services.
in the soup What does "in the soup" mean?	in serious trouble, in a bad situation	The woman is in the soup now. She told her boss that she was sick but he saw her downtown shopping.
get over (something) What does "get over (something)" mean?	to overcome a difficulty, to recover from an illness or shock	The woman is having trouble getting over her father`s death.
next of kin What does "next of kin" mean?	one's closest living relative or relatives	The police notified the dead woman's next of kin after the accident.

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Rome Wasn't Built In A Day Idiom