Bring Someone Into Line Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Bring Someone Into Line Idiom mean?

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bring (someone) into line What does bring (someone) into line mean?	to persuade or force someone to agree with you	The woman was able to bring the disagreeing members of the committee into line.
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dead loss What does "dead loss" mean?	a total loss	The money that I gave to my friend is a dead loss and none of it will be returned.

Run rings around someone What does "Run rings around someone" mean?	If you run rings around someone, you are so much better than them that they have no chance of keeping up with you.
get (something) under control What does "get (something) under control" mean?	to be able to control something	The fire fighters were quickly able to get the fire under control.
love handles What does "love handles" mean?	roll of fat around the abdomen (usually said about men)
Every ass likes to hear himself bray What does "Every ass likes to hear himself bray" mean?	This means that people like the sound of their own voice.
negative What does "negative" mean?	something bad, poor, or flawed

put (someone's) nose out of joint What does "put (someone's) nose out of joint" mean?	to offend someone, to cause someone to feel insulted	I put my friend's nose out of joint when I asked him to return the money that he had borrowed from me.
jacked up What does "jacked up" mean?	aroused, excited
as busy as a bee What does "as busy as a bee" mean?	very busy	I was as busy as a bee all weekend.
cannon cocker What does "cannon cocker" mean?	solider whose specialty is artillery

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Bring Someone Into Line Idiom