Stars In Your Eyes Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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Stars in your eyes What does Stars in your eyes mean?	Someone who dreams of being famous has stars in their eyes.
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end up with (something) What does "end up with (something)" mean?	to get something as a result of something	I ended up with a cold last weekend after being outside in the rain.
in effect What does "in effect" mean?	a law that is necessary to obey	The new law has been in effect for three months now.
get under way What does "get under way" mean?	to start	The festival got under way early this morning.
at sixes and sevens What does "at sixes and sevens" mean?	to be lost and bewildered	We were at sixes and sevens when we heard that the grocery store would close.
in the doghouse What does "in the doghouse" mean?	in disgrace or disfavor, in trouble	The man is in the doghouse with his wife because he came home late last night.
throw good money after bad What does "throw good money after bad" mean?	to waste additional money after already wasting money on something	I do not want to throw good money after bad so I will not pay any more money to fix my car.

come down hard on (someone) What does "come down hard on (someone)" mean?	scold/punish someone severely, attack someone vigorously	The judge came down hard on the boy who had been arrested for breaking into a house.
get up What does "get up" mean?	to get out of bed, to get to one`s feet	I got up early today so that I could go fishing with my friend.
in one's blood What does "in one's blood" mean?	built into one's personality or character	Riding a horse is in the girl's blood and she is an expert at it.
out of courtesy What does "out of courtesy" mean?	in order to be polite to someone	We phoned our customers out of courtesy to tell them about the late arrival of the products.

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Stars In Your Eyes Idiom