All Nighter Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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all-nighter What does all-nighter mean?	an activity that goes on all night long (e.g.: party, study session, test preparation).	She pulled an all-nighter to finish her term paper.
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cut-rate What does "cut-rate" mean?	a price that is lower than usual	We went to a cut-rate furniture store to buy some new furniture for our apartment.
Young blood What does "Young blood" mean?	Young people with new ideas and fresh approaches are young blood.
turnover What does "turnover" mean?	the rate at which employees join and leave a company	The turnover of workers in the new restaurant business is very high.
get on the bandwagon What does "get on the bandwagon" mean?	to join a popular activity or campaign	Everybody got on the bandwagon to support the popular candidate.
put a cap on (something) What does "put a cap on (something)" mean?	to put a limit on something	The university was forced to put a cap on the number of new students that they could accept.

knock the props out from under (someone) What does "knock the props out from under (someone)" mean?	destroy someone's confidence, destroy someone's emotional/financial/moral base	The teacher knocked the props out from under the student when she criticized the student's work.
High-wire act What does "High-wire act" mean?	A high-wire act is a dangerous or risky strategy, plan, task, etc.
blaze a trail (in something) What does "blaze a trail (in something)" mean?	to create or develop a new area of study	The soccer player blazed a trail for the other players to follow with his unique way of playing soccer.

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All Nighter Idiom