American Idioms and Expressions

Bite The Hand That Feeds Someone Idiom

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bite the hand that feeds (someone) What does bite the hand that feeds (someone) mean?	to harm someone who does good things for you	The girl will bite the hand that feeds her if she abuses the help that her parents give her.
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not able to call one's time one's own What does "not able to call one's time one's own" mean?	to be too busy to control one's own schedule	I am not able to call my time my own and I have absolutely no time to relax.

kiss-ass What does "kiss-ass" mean?	obsequious, servile person
go over the books What does "go over the books" mean?	to check and analyze the accounting records of a company	We hired an outside accountant to go over our books.
leave/let well enough alone What does "leave/let well enough alone" mean?	be satisfied with something that is good enough	"You should leave well enough alone and be happy with your work schedule the way it is."
arrive on the scene What does "arrive on the scene" mean?	to appear in a certain place	When the fire department arrived on the scene the fire was almost out.
bring (something) to (someone's) attention What does "bring (something) to (someone's) attention" mean?	to make someone aware of something	There was a mistake in the textbook which the student brought to the teacher's attention.
K What does "K" mean?	thousand (of anything).	I make three K per week doing this.
close to home What does "close to home" mean?	to be near to someone`s personal feelings/wishes/interests	My statement about the woman's work habits hit close to home and she became very quiet.
blue steeler What does "blue steeler" mean?	strong erection
pink slip What does "pink slip" mean?	a termination notice from a job	I received my pink slip last week and I am now looking for a new job.
buyer's market What does "buyer's market" mean?	a situation where there are more sellers than buyers of a product or service and the buyers have an advantage	It was a buyer's market and the price of fruit was very cheap. by Idioms

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