XTC Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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XTC What does XTC mean?	methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)
	Some Random Idioms
bear a grudge (against someone) What does "bear a grudge (against someone)" mean?	to continue to be angry at someone for something that happened in the past, to not forgive someone for something	The woman continued to bear a grudge against her friend for many years.

catch (someone) in the act of (doing something) What does "catch (someone) in the act of (doing something)" mean?	to catch someone doing something illegal or private	The police caught the politician in the act of taking money from the business owner.
land an account What does "land an account" mean?	to acquire an account	The salesman landed a large account on his first day of work.
lay/light into (someone) What does "lay/light into (someone)" mean?	attack someone with words	As soon as I came into work this morning my boss laid/lit into me about my poor sales performance last month.
get an earful What does "get an earful" mean?	to hear much talk/criticism/complaints about something	Our boss got an earful when he asked the employees if they had any complaints.
force (someone's) hand What does "force (someone's) hand" mean?	to make someone do something that they do not want to do at that time	The man threatened to quit his job so the company decided to force his hand and make him either continue or quit.
get the facts straight What does "get the facts straight" mean?	to get a good understanding of the facts	I do not believe that our supervisor got the facts straight when she heard about our argument.
cherry What does "cherry" mean?	hymen (by extension, a female virgin)
in lieu of (something) What does "in lieu of (something)" mean?	instead of something	In lieu of being paid for our overtime work we were given extra time off.

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XTC Idiom