Black Market Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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black market What does black market mean?	the place where goods/money are illegally bought and sold	We sold some cigarettes on the black market during our travels.
black market What does black market mean?	the place where goods or money are illegally bought and sold	We sold some cigarettes on the black market during our travels.
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on call What does "on call" mean?	to be available to be called to go to work	His job is to repair computers and he is always on call.

poke one's nose into (something) What does "poke one's nose into (something)" mean?	to interfere with something, to try to discover things that do not involve you	My aunt always pokes her nose into the business of other people.
get down to business What does "get down to business" mean?	to start working or doing the business at hand	We decided to get down to business and try to finish our work quickly.
pull (some) strings What does "pull (some) strings" mean?	to secretly use influence and power	Our boss was able to pull some strings and get his son a job for the summer.
throw one's hands up in horror What does "throw one's hands up in horror" mean?	to be shocked, to raise one's hands in horror	The woman threw her hands up in horror when she saw the results of the accident.
shoot one`s wad What does "shoot one`s wad" mean?	to spend all of one`s money, to say everything that is on one`s mind	My friend shot his wad at a casino while on vacation last winter.
the responsible party What does "the responsible party" mean?	the person or organization responsible or liable for something	The responsible party for the accident was taken away by the police for questioning.
speak highly of (someone or something) What does "speak highly of (someone or something)" mean?	to say good things about someone or something	Everybody speaks highly of the new principal of our school.

in one's prime What does "in one's prime" mean?	at one's peak or best time	My cousin was in his prime when he entered the bicycle race.
run like clockwork What does "run like clockwork" mean?	to run or progress very well	The new production system runs like clockwork.
On the fly What does "On the fly" mean?	If you do things on the fly, you do things without preparation, responding to events as they happen.
tooth and nail What does "tooth and nail" mean?	fiercely, as hard as possible	The man decided to fight tooth and nail to transfer to another department of the company.
burst at the seams What does "burst at the seams" mean?	to be too full or too crowded	The train station was bursting at the seams as everyone waited to leave for their holidays.

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Black Market Idiom