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burn one`s bridges behind one What does burn one`s bridges behind one mean?	to do something that makes going back impossible	He burned his bridges behind him and is unable to work in the same industry again.
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until the cows come home What does "until the cows come home" mean?	until very late, for a long time	We can talk until the cows come home this weekend.

screw around What does "screw around" mean?	to loaf about, to pass time without doing anything	I screwed around all morning and did not get anything done.
pay through the nose for (something) What does "pay through the nose for (something)" mean?	to pay too much for something	My mother paid through the nose for her new dress.
How come? What does "How come?" mean?	why?	"How come you don`t telephone her if you want to talk to her?"
washed up What does "washed up" mean?	no longer successful or needed	The boxer was all washed up and had to retire last year.
spaced What does "spaced" mean?	giddy; flakey; silly; befuddled
Let the cat out of the bag What does "Let the cat out of the bag" mean?	To divulge a secret.	Don't let the cat out of the bag about Susan's Christmas present. At medieval markets, unscrupulous traders would display a pig for sale. However, the pig was always given to the customer in a bag, with strict instructions not to open the bag until they were some way away. The trader would hand the customer a bag containing something that wriggled, and it was only later that the buyer would find he'd been conned when he opened the bag to reveal that it contained a cat, not a pig. Therefore, "letting the cat out of the bag" revealed the secret of the con trick.
beat (something) into (someone's) head What does "beat (something) into (someone's) head" mean?	to force someone to learn something	The teacher thinks that she must beat the material into the students' heads.

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Burn One`s Bridges Behind One Idiom