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catch (someone) napping What does catch (someone) napping mean?	to find someone asleep, to find someone unprepared for something	The boss caught the employee napping and became very angry.
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under fire What does "under fire" mean?	being shot at or attacked, under (verbal) attack	The owner of the company is under fire for not paying his employees a fair salary.

Chase your tail What does "Chase your tail" mean?	If you are chasing your tail, you are very busy but not being very productive.
deaf and dumb What does "deaf and dumb" mean?	to be unable to hear or speak	The man was deaf and dumb and could not communicate with the woman on the train.
put (something) into practice What does "put (something) into practice" mean?	to start using a plan or idea	I think that our supervisor should put some of his ideas into practice.
saddled with debt What does "saddled with debt" mean?	to be burdened with debt	Our company is saddled with debt and must do something about it quickly.
With a grain of salt What does "With a grain of salt" mean?	With a healthy dose of skepticism, suspicion, and caution.	Dave has been known to stretch the truth a bit. Take what he says with a grain of salt. Salt is now an inexpensive and readily available commodity. But it was once very valuable due to its high demand as a food preservative and relative scarcity. Salt was thought to have healing properties and to be an antidote to poisons. To take (eat or drink) something "with a grain of salt" was to practice preventive medicine. One would do this if they were suspicious that the food might be poisonous or may cause illness.

end product What does "end product" mean?	the final result	The end product of the survey was a better understanding of how things are working in our company.
by all means What does "by all means" mean?	certainly, yes	"By all means, I will come to dinner next week."
off one`s hands What does "off one`s hands" mean?	no longer in one's care or possession	I would like to get my old bicycle off my hands so that I can buy a new one.
There's the rub What does "There's the rub" mean?	The meaning of this idiom is 'that's the problem'.

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Catch Someone Napping Idiom