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a whale of (something) What does a whale of (something) mean?	an exceptionally good or large something	Everybody had a whale of a time at the birthday party.
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pick up speed What does "pick up speed" mean?	to increase the speed of something	The car picked up speed as it began to go down the hill.

cast in the same mold What does "cast in the same mold" mean?	to be very similar	The two sisters were cast in the same mold and were almost identical.
go over the books What does "go over the books" mean?	to check and analyze the accounting records of a company	We hired an outside accountant to go over our books.
on the block What does "on the block" mean?	to be for sale, to go on sale	After we bought the company we put some of the equipment on the block.
zonk out What does "zonk out" mean?	collapse from fatigue	I'm so zonked out, I just need to go to bed.
off-the-cuff What does "off-the-cuff" mean?	without preparation	Our boss made a great off-the-cuff speech at the party last night.

stretch the point What does "stretch the point" mean?	to interpret a point very flexibly	It is stretching the point to think that the new company policy will let you take a two-hour lunch break.
blow (something) out of all proportion What does "blow (something) out of all proportion" mean?	to make a bigger issue about something than it really is	The problem was very small but the manager blew it out of all proportion.
a hard sell What does "a hard sell" mean?	a way of selling something that is very aggressive and uses much pressure	The car salesman gave us a hard sell so we went to another car dealer.
sit on their hands What does "sit on their hands" mean?	an audience refuses to applaud	The members of the audience sat on their hands after the performance by the singer.

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A Whale Of Something Idiom