At This Juncture Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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at this juncture What does at this juncture mean?	at the present time	We were told that at this juncture there was no point to continue with the meeting.
at this juncture What does at this juncture mean?	at the present time	At this juncture there is no point to have a meeting.
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slip away/off/out What does "slip away/off/out" mean?	to go away or escape quietly or in secret	I slipped away after my class and got something to eat.
keep one's finger on the pulse What does "keep one's finger on the pulse" mean?	to be aware of recent changes or developments in a particular situation or activity	The manager keeps her finger on the pulse of the company and she knows almost everything.
come full circle What does "come full circle" mean?	to be completely opposite from one`s starting point	The university has come full circle with its policy on new students.
simmer down What does "simmer down" mean?	to become calm/quiet	He was very angry after the meeting but now he has begun to simmer down.
one to a customer What does "one to a customer" mean?	each person can have or receive only one of something	The store had a limit of one to a customer of the cameras that were on sale.
Wouldn't touch it with a ten-foot pole What does "Wouldn't touch it with a ten-foot pole" mean?	If you wouldn't touch something with a ten-foot pole, you would not consider being involved under any circumstances. (In British English, people say they wouldn't touch it with a bargepole)

Go down swinging What does "Go down swinging" mean?	If you want to go down swinging, you know you will probably fail, but you refuse to give up.
Stool pigeon What does "Stool pigeon" mean?	A stool pigeon is a police informer.
set one's heart against (something) What does "set one's heart against (something)" mean?	to turn against something, to become totally against something	From the beginning my friend set his heart against my proposal for having a birthday party for our teacher.
a credit to (someone or something) What does "a credit to (someone or something)" mean?	to be invaluable or beneficial to someone or something	The doctor was a credit to the hospital where he had trained.
Sky is the limit What does "Sky is the limit" mean?	When people say that the sky is the limit, they think that there are no limits to the possibilities something could have.

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At This Juncture Idiom