A Yes Man Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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a yes-man What does a yes-man mean?	: someone who tries to get approval by agreeing with everyone.	A: "Why does the boss think Arnold is sointelligent?"B: "Because Arnold is a yes-man. He agrees with everything theboss says!"
a yes-man What does a yes-man mean?	a person who tries to be liked by agreeing with everything someone says (especially his or her boss)	He is a yes-man who will do anything that his boss asks him to do.
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one and the same What does "one and the same" mean?	exactly the same	Doing my job at home or at the company is one and the same to me and to my company.

for love or money What does "for love or money" mean?	by any means available	We were not able to get our boss to agree to the proposal for love or money.
pay to (do something) What does "pay to (do something)" mean?	to be beneficial to do something	I decided that it would pay to buy a new car rather than fix my old car.
have one's hand in the till What does "have one's hand in the till" mean?	to be stealing money from a company or organization	The sales clerk has had her hand in the till since she first started her job.
kick out (someone) What does "kick out (someone)" mean?	make someone go or leave, dismiss someone	The boy was kicked out of school because of his bad behavior.
catch fire What does "catch fire" mean?	to begin to burn	We were very careful that the wooden house would not catch fire.

sucker What does "sucker" mean?	thing; object; device
put a hold on (something) What does "put a hold on (something)" mean?	to place a restriction on something to show that it is reserved/delayed	I put a hold on several books at the library.
jump bail What does "jump bail" mean?	run away and fail to come to trial and therefore give up the money that you have already paid to the court	The man jumped bail and went to live in a foreign country.

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A Yes Man Idiom