Ask For Someone's Hand In Marriage Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Ask For Someone's Hand In Marriage Idiom mean?

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ask for someone's hand in marriage What does ask for someone's hand in marriage mean?	ask someone to marry you	ask someone to marry youAfter dating his girlfriend for several years he finally asked for her hand in marriage.
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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.
feed one's face What does "feed one's face" mean?	to eat	We stopped at the small restaurant to feed our face.
top banana What does "top banana" mean?	the person who is the boss or the top person in a group or organization	The famous actor in the movie was the top banana in the story.
hive of activity What does "hive of activity" mean?	somewhere where things are very busy (like the activity around a beehive)	The wedding hall was a hive of activity while everyone got ready for the wedding.
string (something) out What does "string (something) out" mean?	to make something extend over a great distance or over a long period of time	The soccer games were strung out over a period of four weeks.
neck and neck What does "neck and neck" mean?	exactly even in a race or contest	The two horses were neck and neck at the end of the race.
step on the gas What does "step on the gas" mean?	to go faster, to hurry	I had to step on the gas in order to get to work on time.
Drop a dime What does "Drop a dime" mean?	Make a phone call.	Don't be such a stranger. Drop a dime some time. This is a good phrase to discuss with anyone born after 1970. Pay phones cost 35, 50, or even 75 cents today, but they really did cost 10 cents at one time. The dime was dropped into the slot of the pay phone.

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Ask For Someone's Hand In Marriage Idiom