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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.
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under the table What does "under the table" mean?	in secret and usually illegal	He paid some money under the table in order to get his product imported into the country.

Get on your soapbox What does "Get on your soapbox" mean?	If someone on their soapbox, they hold forth (talk a lot) about a subject they feel strongly about.
in cold blood What does "in cold blood" mean?	without feeling	The family was murdered in cold blood by a group of criminals.
drag one`s feet/heels What does "drag one`s feet/heels" mean?	to act slowly or reluctantly	The man has been dragging his feet about whether or not to take the job.
have feet of clay What does "have feet of clay" mean?	have a character defect	The candidate has feet of clay and is being criticized by many of her opponents.
sell (something) at a loss What does "sell (something) at a loss" mean?	to sell something and lose money	We were forced to sell the computers at a loss.
live off the fat of the land What does "live off the fat of the land" mean?	grow and live on one's own food	The early pioneers went to the mountain valley and were able to live off the fat of the land.

stand (something) on its head What does "stand (something) on its head" mean?	to show that an idea or argument is wrong and means the opposite of what it first seemed to mean, to change the way that people think about something	We stood the argument on its head with our intelligent argument against it.
before long What does "before long" mean?	soon	I had to wait a few minutes but before long my friend arrived.
Close to your heart What does "Close to your heart" mean?	If something is close to your heart, you care a lot about it. ('Dear to your heart' is an alternative.)
have one's cake and eat it too What does "have one's cake and eat it too" mean?	have something both ways	The union wants to have their cake and eat it too and will not give up anything during the bad economic times.
get into (somewhere) What does "get into (somewhere)" mean?	to enter somewhere - a car or a class or a university	My friend wants to get into a good university. I bumped my head as I was getting into the car.

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Bring (something) To (someone's) Attention Idiom