Bug (someone) Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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bug (someone) What does bug (someone) mean?	to irritate or bother someone	The boy's rude behavior is beginning to bug me.
bug (someone) What does bug (someone) mean?	to annoy or irritate someone	My friend is beginning to bug me with his endless questions.
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hold over (something) What does "hold over (something)" mean?	extend the engagement of something	The movie was held over for another week.
civil action What does "civil action" mean?	legal action that deals with private or civil matters	The couple decided to take civil action over their complaints about their neighbor's dog.
go without (something) What does "go without (something)" mean?	to manage to survive or do well without something	We had to go without water for two days in our apartment.
head off (something) What does "head off (something)" mean?	stop, prevent	They were able to head off a strike by the union at the last minute.
kick in (some money or something) What does "kick in (some money or something)" mean?	contribute some money for something	Everybody kicked in to collect some money for a present for our teacher.
What have you been up to? What does "What have you been up to?" mean?	What have you been doing?	"What have you been up to?", I asked my sister when I saw her.

at the crack of dawn What does "at the crack of dawn" mean?	when the first light of the day appears	We left for our holiday at the crack of dawn.
in season What does "in season" mean?	currently available for sale, legally able to be caught/hunted	The cherries are in season now and they are very delicious.
fat chance What does "fat chance" mean?	little or no possibility, almost no chance	Fat chance that my friend will let me borrow his car. He never lets me borrow anything.
heads will roll What does "heads will roll" mean?	someone will be punished	Heads will roll when our boss learns about the money that we have lost.

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Bug (someone) Idiom