V Ball Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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V-ball What does V-ball mean?	volleyball
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Many a slip twixt cup and lip What does "Many a slip twixt cup and lip" mean?	There's many a slip twixt cup and lip means that many things can go wrong before something is achieved.

riff What does "riff" mean?	brief piece of music played by one musician.	Nice riff. Let me hear it again.
take a pay cut What does "take a pay cut" mean?	to accept a decrease in one's salary	The telephone workers were forced to take a pay cut after the strike.
close call What does "close call" mean?	an accident or incident that almost happens but does not happen	I had a close call this morning when the truck almost hit me.
go belly up What does "go belly up" mean?	to go out of business because of financial problems	The small computer company went belly up several months ago.
fairy What does "fairy" mean?	male homosexual
Cook someone's goose What does "Cook someone's goose" mean?	If you cook someone's goose, you ruin their plans.

have an ace up one's sleeve What does "have an ace up one's sleeve" mean?	to have something that you can use to gain an advantage (in a card game the ace is often the most valuable card and a cheater could have an ace up his or her sleeve to use against an opponent)	The football players were ready to go on strike but the team owners had an ace their sleeve and offered more money and stopped the strike.
give (someone) a hand with (something) What does "give (someone) a hand with (something)" mean?	to help someone with something	I gave my friend a hand when he moved into his new apartment.
cross one`s fingers What does "cross one`s fingers" mean?	to cross two fingers of one hand to hope or wish for good luck	I crossed my fingers that I would get the job that I had applied for.
say the word What does "say the word" mean?	to give a sign, to show a wish	"Just say the word and I will come and meet you at the airport."
by far What does "by far" mean?	greatly, by a great margin	He is by far the smartest person in his company.

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