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add insult to injury What does add insult to injury mean?	to make a person who feels bad feel worse, to make a bad situation worse	Our boss added insult to injury when she refused to let us use the telephone as well as the computers during lunch.
add insult to injury What does add insult to injury mean?	to make a person who already feels bad to feel worse, to make a bad situation worse	Our boss added insult to injury when she refused to let us use the Internet during lunch.
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Amped-out What does "Amped-out" mean?	fatigue after using amphetamine
change the subject What does "change the subject" mean?	to begin talking about something different	I tried to change the subject when my friend began to talk about the money that I owed him.
have a hand in (something) What does "have a hand in (something)" mean?	be partly responsible for something	I think that the woman had a hand in getting her friend fired from her job.
pen is mightier than the sword What does "pen is mightier than the sword" mean?	writing and ideas are more powerful than the use of force	The general believed that the pen is mightier than the sword and he tried to use words rather than force to overcome his enemies.

the road to hell is paved with good intentions What does "the road to hell is paved with good intentions" mean?	you may have good intentions but if you do not put them into practice you will achieve bad results	The man wanted to be successful at his new job but the road to hell is paved with good intentions. He was always late and he was fired from the job.
darken (someone's) door What does "darken (someone's) door" mean?	to visit someone or somewhere	The man has never darkened the door of the library in his town.
on the button What does "on the button" mean?	to be exactly on time	I arrived for the meeting right on the button.
to the core What does "to the core" mean?	all the way through, basically	The local government is corrupt to the core and everybody wants the mayor to leave office.
play possum What does "play possum" mean?	to pretend to be inactive or asleep or dead	I think that the man is playing possum and is not really sleeping.

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