A Milestone In Someone's Life Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does A Milestone In Someone's Life Idiom mean?

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a milestone in someone's life What does a milestone in someone's life mean?	a very important event or point in one's life	The high school graduation ceremony was a milestone in the young woman's life.
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have one's finger in the pie What does "have one's finger in the pie" mean?	to be involved in something	The man has his finger in the pie of everything at his workplace.
stand (something) on its head What does "stand (something) on its head" mean?	to show that an idea or argument is wrong and means the opposite of what it first seemed to mean, to change the way that people think about something	We stood the argument on its head with our intelligent argument against it.
Low-hanging fruit What does "Low-hanging fruit" mean?	Low-hanging fruit are things that are easily achieved.
turnover (of products) What does "turnover (of products)" mean?	the rate at which a product is sold and replaced	The turnover of cold drinks is very high in the store.
see to it (that something is done) What does "see to it (that something is done)" mean?	to take the responsibility to do something, to make sure that something is done	"Will you please see to it that the garbage is taken out in the morning."
get one's walking papers What does "get one's walking papers" mean?	to get fired	The young man got his walking papers for being late too often.
take a piss What does "take a piss" mean?	urinate; pee
from head to toe What does "from head to toe" mean?	from the top of one's head to one's feet	The boy was covered in mud from head to toe.
pass muster What does "pass muster" mean?	to pass a test or checkup, to measure up to a certain standard	The player was not able to pass muster and was not included on the team.
feed one's face What does "feed one's face" mean?	to eat	I stopped at a small restaurant after the game to feed my face.
tied to one's mother's apron strings What does "tied to one's mother's apron strings" mean?	to be dominated or dependent on one's mother	The boy is tied to his mother's apron strings and he never wants to leave home.
lead (someone) around by the nose What does "lead (someone) around by the nose" mean?	to make someone do what you want	The woman has been leading her husband around by the nose since they got married.

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A Milestone In Someone's Life Idiom