American Idioms and Expressions

Build A Case (against Someone) Idiom

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build a case (against someone)
What does build a case (against someone) mean?		 gather the evidence needed to make a legal case against someoneThe legal team was working hard to build a case against the suspected car thief.

Some Random Idioms
get a run for one's money
What does "get a run for one's money" mean?		 to receive a challenge, to receive what one deservesThe man got a run for his money when he decided to volunteer for the cleaning project.
sign one's own death warrant
What does "sign one's own death warrant" mean?		 to do something knowingly that will most likely result in severe troubleOur secretary signed her own death warrant when she came to work late three times last week.
in hopes of (something)
What does "in hopes of (something)" mean?		 expecting somethingI wrote the entrance exam in hopes of entering my favorite university.
Worm information
What does "Worm information" mean?		 If you worm information out of somebody, you persuade them to tell you something they wanted to keep from you.
be off
What does "be off" mean?		 to leave or departI plan to be off very early tomorrow morning to go to the airport.
attracted to (someone)
What does "attracted to (someone)" mean?		 feel a physical or emotional attraction to someone feel a physical or emotional attraction to someoneI was attracted to the woman at the party from the moment that I first met her.
like a bat out of hell
What does "like a bat out of hell" mean?		 with great speed and forceThe boy left the theater like a bat out of hell.
SOB
What does "SOB" mean?		 Son Of a Bitch - a swear word used in anger or when you want to insult someone Son Of a Bitch - a swear word used in anger or when you want to insult someoneThe man called me a SOB when I drove in front of him in the parking lot.
get the eye from (someone)
What does "get the eye from (someone)" mean?		 to be looked at by someone in a hostile or unfriendly way We got the eye from the manager of the restaurant when we entered in our old clothes.

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