Be A Snap Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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be a snap What does be a snap mean?	be easy; be straight-forward; be simple.	No problem, it's a snap.
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have one's hands full What does "have one's hands full" mean?	be extremely busy.	A: "Will you be able to help us this afternoon?"B: "I'm afraid not. I'll have my hands full trying to finishmy research paper."
play politics What does "play politics" mean?	to negotiate politically, to allow politics to control a situation where principle should prevail	The government leaders were playing politics with the issue of changing the tax rate.
dispose of (something) What does "dispose of (something)" mean?	to discard something, to destroy something, to get rid of something	We must dispose of our old sofa before we buy a new one.
Laugh to see a pudding crawl What does "Laugh to see a pudding crawl" mean?	(UK) Someone who would laugh to see a pudding crawl is easily amused and will laugh at anything.
an albatross (around someone's neck) What does "an albatross (around someone's neck)" mean?	a problem that prevents someone from succeeding or making progress	The man's lack of a university degree is an albatross around his neck and it prevents him from being promoted.
piddle What does "piddle" mean?	work slowly and without focus
flesh (something) out or flesh out (something) What does "flesh (something) out or flesh out (something)" mean?	to make something more detailed or bigger	We worked hard during the weekend to flesh out our agreement.

do with (someone or something) What does "do with (someone or something)" mean?	to be acquainted/involved/associated with someone or something	I did not have anything to do with the meeting this year.
raise hell with (someone or something) What does "raise hell with (someone or something)" mean?	to make trouble, to behave wildly	The woman began to raise hell with her supervisor after she heard about the new policy.
clear a hurdle What does "clear a hurdle" mean?	overcome an obstacle (from a hurdle in a race)	overcome an obstacle (from a hurdle in a race)We finally cleared a major hurdle in our effort to get a license to sell our products.
hop to it What does "hop to it" mean?	get started, start a job	We must hop to it and try to finish this job before dinner.
Seed money What does "Seed money" mean?	Seed money is money that is used to start a small business.
Keep your options open What does "Keep your options open" mean?	If someone's keeping their options open, they aren't going to restrict themselves or rule out any possible course of action.

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Be A Snap Idiom