Against One's Will Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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against one's will What does against one's will mean?	to be without a person's consent or agreement	The police took the man to jail against his will.
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fall behind What does "fall behind" mean?	to fail to keep up with work/studies/payments etc.	I fell behind with my homework at the beginning of the term and had problems throughout the year.

Meet your expectations What does "Meet your expectations" mean?	If something doesn't meet your expectations, it means that it wasn't as good as you had thought it was going to be; a disappointment.
put (something) in mothballs What does "put (something) in mothballs" mean?	to put something into storage	The old navy ship was put into mothballs by the government.
Break the back of the beast What does "Break the back of the beast" mean?	If you break the back of the beast, you accomplish a challenge.
bread and butter What does "bread and butter" mean?	one's income, the source of someone's food	The man's business is his bread and butter and he works very hard to make it successful.
fill (someone`s) shoes What does "fill (someone`s) shoes" mean?	to substitute for someone and be able to do a satisfactory job	Although he is a good supervisor, he is unable to fill the shoes of those who came before him.
dry up What does "dry up" mean?	to become dry	The river began to dry up early in the summer.

do (someone) good What does "do (someone) good" mean?	to be good or beneficial for someone	It will do my friend good to go on a holiday.
hard-pressed What does "hard-pressed" mean?	difficult; under pressure; with difficulty.	I'd be hard pressed to loan you any money because I've got so little.
hot potato What does "hot potato" mean?	a question or argument that is controversial and difficult to settle	The issue of building the nuclear power plant is a hot potato for the town council.
veg out What does "veg out" mean?	relax; take it easy; do very little
bear with (someone or something) What does "bear with (someone or something)" mean?	to be patient with someone or something, to endure someone or something	We had to bear with our teacher as she explained the material to the new students.

American Idioms and Expressions

Against One's Will Idiom