Vale Of Tears Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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Vale of tears What does Vale of tears mean?	This vale of tears is the world and the suffering that life brings.
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ball is in someone's court What does "ball is in someone's court" mean?	it is that person's turn to act next (from tennis or a similar game)	it is that person's turn to act next (from tennis or a similar game)We made an offer to buy the business and now the ball is in the owner's court to accept our offer or not.
take a beating What does "take a beating" mean?	to lose much money	My friend took a beating on the stock market and has now stopped buying stocks.
until all hours (of the day or night) What does "until all hours (of the day or night)" mean?	until very late	We stayed up until all hours playing cards.
bring (someone) to heel What does "bring (someone) to heel" mean?	to make someone obey you or pay attention to you again after they have stopped doing this	The new supervisor quickly brought her employees to heel.
up for grabs What does "up for grabs" mean?	unknown (in terms of outcome or results); chaotic; disorganized
have one's feet (planted firmly) on the ground What does "have one's feet (planted firmly) on the ground" mean?	to have an understanding of what can be done in a certain situation, to have sensible ideas	The new manager seems to have his feet on the ground and should have a sensible solution to our problems.

yours truly What does "yours truly" mean?	oneself, I, me	I told my friend that if he wanted to borrow some money he could talk to yours truly.
bottom out What does "bottom out" mean?	to reach the lowest or worst point	The value of my stock has begun to bottom out and it should soon begin to increase in value.
teacher's pet What does "teacher's pet" mean?	the teacher's favorite student	My sister was always the teacher's pet at her school.
cramp one`s style What does "cramp one`s style" mean?	to limit one`s talk or action	Working in the new department is beginning to cramp my style.
cold turkey What does "cold turkey" mean?	abruptly and without medical aid (used when someone stops taking addictive drugs or tries to stop a bad habit)	The government program helped the drug addicts stop using heroin cold turkey.

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Vale Of Tears Idiom