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back down (from someone or something) What does back down (from someone or something) mean?	to fail to carry through on a threat to do something	The government backed down from their plan to sell the national airline.
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put one's thinking cap on What does "put one's thinking cap on" mean?	to start thinking in a serious manner	I put my thinking cap on and tried to think of a name for the student newspaper.

make a face (at someone) What does "make a face (at someone)" mean?	make a strange face to ridicule someone	The little girl made a face at the boy in her class.
a low blow What does "a low blow" mean?	a big disappointment.	A: "Fred seems depressed. Is he OK?" B: "He's OK, but not good. It was a low blow for him to belaid off from his job."
dig (something) out What does "dig (something) out" mean?	to locate something	I dug out last year's income tax forms to look at.
get down to business What does "get down to business" mean?	to begin to get serious	When the meeting began everybody got down to business and began to discuss the important issues.
far out What does "far out" mean?	to be strange	The man's sense of humor was far out and nobody understood him.
get out of (something) What does "get out of (something)" mean?	to take some clothes off so that you can put on more comfortable clothes	I want to get out of my wet clothes quickly.
make a pitch (for someone or something) What does "make a pitch (for someone or something)" mean?	attempt to promote/sell/advance someone or something	The city made a pitch for more money from other levels of government to help build a new sports stadium.

a millstone around (someone's) neck What does "a millstone around (someone's) neck" mean?	a continual burden or handicap	The empty store was a millstone around the neck of the small businessman.
clean bill of health What does "clean bill of health" mean?	the assurance that an animal or person is healthy	The astronaut was given a clean bill of health before he began training.
lose one`s shirt What does "lose one`s shirt" mean?	to lose all or most of one`s money	The man lost his shirt gambling and now he is in serious financial difficulty.
bugger about What does "bugger about" mean?	behave carelessly or dumbly.	Stop buggering about and get to work.
say (something) under one's breath What does "say (something) under one's breath" mean?	to say something so softly that almost nobody can hear it	The woman said something under her breath but I could not understand it.

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Back Down (from Someone Or Something) Idiom