Call Up A Document Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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call up a document What does call up a document mean?	to find a computer document and put it on a computer screen	I had to call up the document as I was talking on the telephone.
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no skin off (someone's) teeth What does "no skin off (someone's) teeth" mean?	of no interest/concern/trouble to someone	It is no skin off my teeth whether my friend come's to the restaurant with us or not.

thin on top What does "thin on top" mean?	to be balding	The manager of our apartment building is a little thin on top.
give (someone) an inch and they will take a mile What does "give (someone) an inch and they will take a mile" mean?	if you give a little to someone then they will then ask for more	The teacher was always strict in his classroom. He knew that if he gave the pupils an inch they would take a mile and he would lose all control.
have (something) on What does "have (something) on" mean?	have plans for a particular time	I have something on this afternoon so I can't go to the park.
knock on wood What does "knock on wood" mean?	knock on something made of wood to keep from having bad luck	I don`t think that I will lose my job - knock on wood.
abide by (something) What does "abide by (something)" mean?	to follow the rules of something	The cleaning staff must abide by the rules of the school.
in the way of (something) What does "in the way of (something)" mean?	as a kind of something	I gave my girlfriend a small present in the way of trying to apologize for our fight last week.

strike at the heart of (something) What does "strike at the heart of (something)" mean?	to do something that damages or destroys the basic idea or way of doing something that is very important to someone or to a group	The decision to change the zoning laws struck at the heart of the citizen's ideas of how they wanted to live.
pile up What does "pile up" mean?	to accumulate, to put things on top of each other	I piled up the magazines on top of the small table.
rivet (someone's) attention What does "rivet (someone's) attention" mean?	to keep someone's attention fixed on something	The man on the side of the tall building riveted our attention as he continued to climb up.

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Call Up A Document Idiom