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catch (someone) off guard What does catch (someone) off guard mean?	to catch a person at a time of carelessness	I was caught off guard when the teacher asked me about my homework.
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line of least resistance What does "line of least resistance" mean?	a course of action that will cause the least trouble or effort	It was the line of least resistance so we moved out of our apartment quickly rather than have problems with the manager that we could never resolve.
pare (something) to the bone What does "pare (something) to the bone" mean?	to cut down severely on something, to severely reduce something	We recently pared our household expenses to the bone.
Look on the bright side What does "Look on the bright side" mean?	If you look on the bright side, you try to see things in an optimistic way, especially when something has gone wrong.
hog What does "hog" mean?	motorcyle
evil What does "evil" mean?	excellent; good
from stem to stern What does "from stem to stern" mean?	from one end to the other, from the front to the back of a ship	The boat was damaged from stem to stern after the big storm.
shmooze What does "shmooze" mean?	gossip; discuss; cat

joint What does "joint" mean?	prison; jail
go about one's business What does "go about one's business" mean?	to be busy or start working on something	Everybody is going about their business again after the holidays.
eat like a bird What does "eat like a bird" mean?	to eat only a small amount of food	The girl eats like a bird and is very slim.
have a fit What does "have a fit" mean?	become upset	The woman had a fit when she saw what her son had done to her car.
sort of (something) What does "sort of (something)" mean?	to be almost something, to be similar to something, to be not quite something	"Did you finish cleaning the kitchen?"

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Catch (someone) Off Guard Idiom