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Yesterday's man or Yesterday's woman What does Yesterday's man or Yesterday's woman mean?	Someone, especially a politician or celebrity, whose career is over or on the decline is yesterday's man or woman.
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blue steeler What does "blue steeler" mean?	strong erection

have a price on one's head What does "have a price on one's head" mean?	to be wanted by the authorities who have offered money for your capture	The criminal has a price on his head and should soon be captured by the police.
World at your feet What does "World at your feet" mean?	If everything is going well and the future looks full of opportunity, you have the world at your feet.
hang in the balance What does "hang in the balance" mean?	to have two equally possible results, to be uncertain	The outcome of the election was hanging in the balance after the top candidates had an equal number of votes.
put (something) down in black and white What does "put (something) down in black and white" mean?	to write the details of a contract or something on paper	I asked the buyer to put the offer to buy my car down in black and white.
take the Fifth What does "take the Fifth" mean?	to refuse to incriminate oneself because of the protection of the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution of the United States (in the U.S. a witness at a trial has this right)	The business executive decided to take the Fifth rather than give testimony at the trial.
sign (something) over What does "sign (something) over" mean?	to give something legally to someone by signing one`s name	The man signed over his car to his son on his 21st birthday.

know when one is not wanted What does "know when one is not wanted" mean?	sense when one's presence is not welcome	I know when I am not wanted so I decided not to go to the restaurant.
put (somewhere) on the map What does "put (somewhere) on the map" mean?	to make a place well-known	The new museum has put our city on the map.
take the liberty of (doing something) What does "take the liberty of (doing something)" mean?	to assume the right to do something	I took the liberty of eating the food that was in my friend's refridgerator.

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Yesterday's Man Or Yesterday's Woman Idiom