American Idioms and Expressions

Cash In One`s Chips Idiom

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cash in one`s chips
What does cash in one`s chips mean?		 to exchange or sell something to get some money (from the chips used in a poker game)I decided to cash in my chips and go back to school.

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Fall on your sword
What does "Fall on your sword" mean?		 If someone falls on their sword, they resign or accept the consequences of some wrongdoing.
pick holes in (something)
What does "pick holes in (something)" mean?		 to find all the flaws and falsehoods in an argument, criticize something severelyMy supervisor picked holes in my argument to buy a new computer for the office.
talk (someone) into (something)
What does "talk (someone) into (something)" mean?		 to get someone to agree to something, to persuade someone to do somethingWe were unable to talk the other members of our team into delaying the meeting until next week.
devil of a job
What does "devil of a job" mean?		 a very difficult jobEverybody thought that unloading the truck was a devil of a job.
put on one`s thinking cap
What does "put on one`s thinking cap" mean?		 to think hard and long about somethingI will put on my thinking cap and try to find a solution to the problem by next week.
cross (someone's) palm with silver
What does "cross (someone's) palm with silver" mean?		 to give money to someone in payment for a serviceWe had to cross the apartment manager's palm with silver in order to rent the apartment quickly.
get (something) out of (something)
What does "get (something) out of (something)" mean?		 to get some kind of benefit from somethingMy mother does not understand why my aunt can get something out of going to an opera.
lost in thought
What does "lost in thought" mean?		 busy thinkingI was lost in thought when my friend phoned me last night.
in one ear and out the other
What does "in one ear and out the other" mean?		a piece of information is heard and then quickly forgottenEverything that the teacher said went in one ear and out the other and I did not remember a thing.
get religion
What does "get religion" mean?		 to develop a strong religious belief My uncle recently got religion and is serious about it.

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