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budget crunch/squeeze What does budget crunch/squeeze mean?	a situation where there is not enough money in the budget	There is a severe budget squeeze at our company and we must stop wasting money.
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miss by a mile What does "miss by a mile" mean?	fail to hit or do something by a great distance/amount	The soccer player seemed almost certain to score a goal but actually she missed by a mile.

have nothing on (someone or something) What does "have nothing on (someone or something)" mean?	have no information or evidence about someone or something	The police have nothing on the man so they could not arrest him.
burn (something) to a crisp What does "burn (something) to a crisp" mean?	to burn something very badly	I burned the eggs to a crisp when I left the stove on while I was talking on the telephone.
sport of kings What does "sport of kings" mean?	horse racing	horse racingHorse racing has been the sport of kings for many years.

have a big head What does "have a big head" mean?	to think that you are better than everyone else, to be conceited	My friend has a big head now that he has won the speech contest at university.
back down (from someone or something) What does "back down (from someone or something)" mean?	to fail to carry through on a threat to do something	The government backed down from their plan to sell the national airline.
for fear of (something) What does "for fear of (something)" mean?	because of the fear of something	We stayed home all weekend for fear of getting hit by the big storm.
go together What does "go together" mean?	to look/sound/taste good together	The red wall and the green sofa do not go together in the apartment.
slip one's mind What does "slip one's mind" mean?	to forget something	It slipped my mind that I need to phone my dentist soon.

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Budget Crunch/squeeze Idiom