Answer To (someone) Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Answer To (someone) Idiom mean?

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answer to (someone) What does answer to (someone) mean?	to explain or justify one's actions to someone	The manager had to answer to the company president about the problems in the office.
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break a law What does "break a law" mean?	to fail to obey a law	The young man broke the law when he drove his friend's car without a proper license.
Blood and thunder What does "Blood and thunder" mean?	An emotional speech or performance is full of blood and thunder.
begin to see the light What does "begin to see the light" mean?	to begin to understand (something)	My sister began to see the light and decided to leave her boyfriend.
handle with kid gloves What does "handle with kid gloves" mean?	be very careful handling someone or something	He is very sensitive so you have to handle him with kid gloves when you speak to him.
crack a joke What does "crack a joke" mean?	to tell a joke	The man was a lot of fun at the party because he was always cracking jokes.
get a head start (on someone or something) What does "get a head start (on someone or something)" mean?	to start earlier than someone or something, to start earlier than usual	We want to get a head start on our holiday.
a cut above (someone or something) What does "a cut above (someone or something)" mean?	a little better than someone or something	The new principal is a cut above the previous one.
circulate the agenda What does "circulate the agenda" mean?	to distribute a list or other information about what will be discussed in a meeting	We circulated the agenda for the meeting last week.
About as useful as a chocolate teapot What does "About as useful as a chocolate teapot" mean?	Someone or something that is of no practical use is about as useful as a chocolate teapot.

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Answer To (someone) Idiom