Answer To Someone Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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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 financial problems.
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in the twinkling of an eye What does "in the twinkling of an eye" mean?	very quickly	I went into the store and in the twinkling of an eye I lost my wallet.

roll out a product What does "roll out a product" mean?	to release a product for sale	The company will roll out their new computers soon.
give (someone) the benefit of the doubt What does "give (someone) the benefit of the doubt" mean?	make a judgement in someone's favor when the evidence is neither for nor against the person	The police gave the man the benefit of the doubt and did not arrest him as a suspect for the crime.
slash prices What does "slash prices" mean?	to reduce prices significantly	The store is slashing prices on the new computers.
face value What does "face value" mean?	the value or price printed on a stamp/bond/paper money etc.	I sold the postage stamps for their face value.
in black and white What does "in black and white" mean?	in writing	I want to get the information in black and white before I go to the meeting.
square away (something) What does "square away (something)" mean?	to put something away or in order, to take care of something, to square the yards of a sailing vessel	"Have you squared away your plans for your holidays yet?"

a cat on a hot tin roof What does "a cat on a hot tin roof" mean?	full of lively activity	The boy was jumping around like a cat on a hot tin roof and we could not make him be quiet.
out on bail What does "out on bail" mean?	to be out of jail after bail money has been paid	The man is out on bail after being arrested for stealing money from his company.
like father, like son What does "like father, like son" mean?	a son usually acts like his father	"Like father, like son," the man said as he watched the boy playing baseball exactly like his father.
UBI What does "UBI" mean?	unexplained beer injury

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Answer To Someone Idiom