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bound and determined What does bound and determined mean?	to be determined	The man's wife is bound and determined to visit her sister this summer.
bound and determined What does bound and determined mean?	to be determined	The man's wife is bound and determined to visit her sister this summer.
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in one's Sunday best What does "in one's Sunday best" mean?	in one's best clothes that you would wear to worship (in the days when people dressed in a formal way)	I was dressed in my Sunday best when I went for the job interview.
fruits of one's labor What does "fruits of one's labor" mean?	the results of one's work	My father is retired now and is enjoying the fruits of his labor.
hand (something) to (someone) on a silver platter What does "hand (something) to (someone) on a silver platter" mean?	give a person something that has not been earned	The man handed a job to his son on a silver platter and he never had to make any effort at all.
Pull the fat from the fire What does "Pull the fat from the fire" mean?	If you pull the fat from the fire, you help someone in a difficult situation.
My hands are full What does "My hands are full" mean?	If your hands are full, you have so much to do that you cannot take on any more work, responsibilities and so on.
not much of (something) What does "not much of (something)" mean?	to be rather bad, to be not so good	It is not much of a hotel but I think that it will be okay for one night.
burn (someone) in effigy What does "burn (someone) in effigy" mean?	to burn a dummy that represents a hated person	The crowd of people burned the Prime Minister in effigy.
fine kettle of fish What does "fine kettle of fish" mean?	an unsatisfactory situation	It was a fine kettle of fish when my friend said that he could not come to the wedding.
slip one`s mind What does "slip one`s mind" mean?	to be forgotten	"I am very sorry that I did not meet you last night but our appointment slipped my mind."

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Bound And Determined Idiom