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To have the courage of your convictions
What does To have the courage of your convictions mean? | If you have the courage of your convictions, you are brave enough to do what you feel is right, despite any pressure for you to do something different. |
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Hold your tongue
What does "Hold your tongue" mean? | If you hold your tongue, you keep silent even though you want to speak. |
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give (something) a shot
What does "give (something) a shot" mean? | to try something | I plan to give golfing a shot during my summer holidays.
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first come, first served
What does "first come, first served" mean? | the person who comes first will have his turn first, the person who comes to the food first will get served food first |
"First come, first served" my aunt called as she put the food on the table.
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deep water
What does "deep water" mean? | serious trouble or difficulty | The boy will be in deep water if he does not tell us where he spent the money.
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crack
What does "crack" mean? | joke; bad joke |
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How come?
What does "How come?" mean? | Why? (statement word order). | "How come you weren't at the party?"
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dope
What does "dope" mean? | gossip; news; information. | It's time for the straight dope. No more lies.
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Blow off steam
What does "Blow off steam" mean? | If you blow off steam, you express your anger or frustration. |
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(one's) goose is cooked
What does "(one's) goose is cooked" mean? | one has been discovered to have done something wrong and is now in trouble, one is finished, one's chances are ruined |
I told a lie to my company. Now my goose is cooked and I am in much trouble.
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at this stage of the game
What does "at this stage of the game" mean? | currently, at the current point in some event |
At this stage of the game we cannot change the plans for the class trip.
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go through (something)
What does "go through (something)" mean? | to examine something carefully, to search carefully for something, to examine something | The police went through the house to look for a weapon.
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daylight robbery
What does "daylight robbery" mean? | the extreme overcharging of money for something |
The amount of money which the gas station charged for the gasoline was daylight robbery.
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