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What`s the big idea? What does What`s the big idea? mean?	Why did you do that?, What are you doing?	"What`s the big idea? Why are you using my bicycle?"
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easy come, easy go What does "easy come, easy go" mean?	something that you get easily can be lost easily	My cousin does not care if he loses his job or not. For him, everything is easy come, easy go.

of all the nerve What does "of all the nerve" mean?	How shocking!	Of all the nerve for my friend to ask me for more money when she never repaid me what she had already borrowed.
run around like a chicken with its head cut off What does "run around like a chicken with its head cut off" mean?	to run around frantically and with no aim or purpose	I ran around like a chicken with its head cut off all morning as I prepared for my trip.
pick out (something) What does "pick out (something)" mean?	to choose or select something	I tried to pick out a nice necktie for my father.
run around in circles What does "run around in circles" mean?	to act confused, to do a lot but accomplish little	I have been running around in circles all day but I can`t seem to get anything done.
turn over What does "turn over" mean?	to roll over	The car turned over during the winter storm.

scout around for (someone or something) What does "scout around for (someone or something)" mean?	to search here and there and all over for someone or something	The company is scouting around for a new warehouse for their products.
Hot as Hades What does "Hot as Hades" mean?	If something's as hot as Hades, it's extremely hot.
Fortune knocks once at every man's door What does "Fortune knocks once at every man's door" mean?	Everyone gets one good chance in a lifetime.
keyed up What does "keyed up" mean?	excited, nervous	I was keyed up after we won the game and I couldn`t go to sleep.
haste makes waste What does "haste makes waste" mean?	time gained in doing something rapidly will be lost if you must do it again to correct your mistakes	time gained in doing something rapidly will be lost if you must do it again to correct your mistakesHaste makes waste I thought as the carpenter had to repair the work that had not been done correctly the first time.

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What`s The Big Idea? Idiom