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bow to the porcelain altar What does bow to the porcelain altar mean?	vomit; throw up (n.b.: the porcelain alter refers to a toilet bowl)
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break in (someone or something) or break (someone or something) in What does "break in (someone or something) or break (someone or something) in" mean?	to train someone to do a job, to make something the right size or feel comfortable by wearing or using it	It took me a long time to break in my new shoes.

reach an impasse What does "reach an impasse" mean?	to get to a point where progress is impossible	The negotiations on where to build the new bridge have reached an impasse.
get rid of (something) What does "get rid of (something)" mean?	to give or throw something away, to sell or destroy something, to make a cold or fever disappear	I bought a new television set so now I want to get rid of my old one.
go bananas What does "go bananas" mean?	to become highly excited, to behave in a crazy way	The boy's girlfriend went bananas when he forgot to buy her a birthday present.
hand (something) to (someone) on a silver platter What does "hand (something) to (someone) on a silver platter" mean?	to give a person something that has not been earned	The father handed everything to the boy on a silver platter and now he is very spoiled and selfish.
Fine words butter no parsnips What does "Fine words butter no parsnips" mean?	This idiom means that it's easy to talk, but talk is not action.
just one of those things What does "just one of those things" mean?	something that you really can't do anything about	The fact that I failed the driver's test was just one of those things and there is nothing that I can do about it.
sound as if What does "sound as if" mean?	to seem as if something were so from what has been said	It sounds as if my friend is planning to look for a new job.

cut off one`s nose to spite one`s face What does "cut off one`s nose to spite one`s face" mean?	to make things worse for yourself by trying to harm someone or something else	The man cut off his nose to spite his face when he became angry and quit his job.
start out as (something) What does "start out as (something)" mean?	to start one's career as something	The president of our company started out as a mailroom clerk when he was quite young.
stressed What does "stressed" mean?	anxious; upset; agitated; annoyed.	I'm so stressed because of all this work.
give (someone) the runaround What does "give (someone) the runaround" mean?	to give someone excuses and delays	We tried to get a refund for our airplane tickets but the company gave us the runaround.
ebb and flow What does "ebb and flow" mean?	the decrease and increase of something like the tide	The ebb and flow of the singer's popularity was always a topic of conversation.

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Bow To The Porcelain Altar Idiom