Take A Dive Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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Take a dive What does Take a dive mean?	To intentionally fail in competition, to throw a game.	All good salesmen learn to take a dive when playing golf with customers. Boxers (e.g. prize fighters) who have been bribed to throw a bout but wishing to make it look as if the opponent won legitimately would dive to the mat after being hit. This was to create the illusion of a legitimate knock out.
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get one's nose out of (someone's) business What does "get one's nose out of (someone's) business" mean?	to stop interfering in someone else's business	The school secretary was told to get her nose out of the teacher's business.

out of hand What does "out of hand" mean?	immediately and without consulting anyone	The police dismissed my complaint about my neighbors out of hand.
break ground for (something) What does "break ground for (something)" mean?	to start digging the foundation for a building	The hospital will break ground for the new building soon.
fuck What does "fuck" mean?	sexual intercourse.	She's a great fuck.
to hound (someone) What does "to hound (someone)" mean?	to pursue or chase someone, to harass someone	The manager is always hounding the younger members of her staff to make them work hard.
dyed-in-the-wool What does "dyed-in-the-wool" mean?	permanent, always (like wool that is dyed a certain color)	My father is a dyed-in-the-wool conservative and he will probably never change.

Sure as eggs is eggs What does "Sure as eggs is eggs" mean?	These means absolutely certain, and we do say 'is' even though it is grammatically wrong.
clean slate What does "clean slate" mean?	a record that shows no bad behavior or other problems from the past	The man started with a clean slate after he lost his previous job.
toy with (someone or something) What does "toy with (someone or something)" mean?	to tease someone, to play or fiddle with something	The woman in the bank was toying with me when she began to ask me many questions.
bend over backwards (to do something) What does "bend over backwards (to do something)" mean?	to try very hard to do something	"I will bend over backwards to help you get a job in this company."

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Take A Dive Idiom