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all right (2)
What does all right (2) mean? | (2): fair; not particularly good. | A: "How's your chemistry class?"B: "It's all right, I guess, but it's not the best class I'veever had."
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The Mountie always gets his man
What does "The Mountie always gets his man" mean? | (Canada) The Mounties are the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and they have a reputation for catching criminals they are after. |
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take the cake
What does "take the cake" mean? | to be the best or worst of something | The behavior of the young girl takes the cake. It is terrible.
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leave (someone) high and dry
What does "leave (someone) high and dry" mean? | leave someone helpless | The employees were left high and dry when the company went out of business.
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in spite of
What does "in spite of" mean? | in opposition to, despite | In spite of the terrible weather we went to the beach for a picnic.
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muscle in on (someone or something)
What does "muscle in on (someone or something)" mean? | forcefully try to discipline someone or take over someone's property or business | The large supermarket was trying to muscle in on the territory of the small shops.
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bear fruit
What does "bear fruit" mean? | to yield or give results | The girl's hard work began to bear fruit when she won the dance contest.
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get up
What does "get up" mean? | to get out of bed, to get to one`s feet | I got up early today so that I could go fishing with my friend.
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take a vacation
What does "take a vacation" mean? | to go somewhere for a vacation | I have much stress at work and I want to take a vacation next month.
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as slow as molasses in January
What does "as slow as molasses in January" mean? | very slow | The little boy is as slow as molasses in January and he never gets his work finished on time.
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TTYL
What does "TTYL" mean? | talk to you later |
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break down
What does "break down" mean? | to fail, to stop | The negotiations broke down last night when both sides refused to compromise.
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talk until one is blue in the face
What does "talk until one is blue in the face" mean? | to talk until one is exhausted | I talked until I was blue in the face but my friend would still not change his mind.
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pass the buck
What does "pass the buck" mean? | to make another person decide something, to put the responsibility or blame on someone else | Our supervisor always passes the buck and he will never take responsibility for what he does.
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