Caught With One's Hand In The Cookie Jar Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Caught With One's Hand In The Cookie Jar Idiom mean?

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caught with one's hand in the cookie jar What does caught with one's hand in the cookie jar mean?	to be caught doing something wrong or illegal	The woman was caught with her hand in the cookie jar when we saw her stealing office supplies.
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keep one`s nose to the grindstone What does "keep one`s nose to the grindstone" mean?	work very hard	He is keeping his nose to the grindstone these days and I haven`t had a chance to meet him.
chief What does "chief" mean?	form of address (to a friend or other familiar person; not often used).	Hey, chief, what's doing?
in the cards What does "in the cards" mean?	possible or likely (as in using playing cards or tarot cards to tell the future)	possible or likely (as in using playing cards or tarot cards to tell the future)Although the airport expansion was in the cards nobody knew exactly when it would begin.
company man What does "company man" mean?	a person who always works hard and agrees with his employees	My uncle was a company man and was very devoted to his company.
as red as a cherry What does "as red as a cherry" mean?	bright red	The car was as red as a cherry after its new paint job.
in the doghouse What does "in the doghouse" mean?	in disgrace or disfavor, in trouble	The man is in the doghouse with his wife because he came home late last night.
not much of (something) What does "not much of (something)" mean?	to be rather bad, to be not so good	It is not much of a hotel but I think that it will be okay for one night.
bring out (something) or bring (something) out What does "bring out (something) or bring (something) out" mean?	to make something available, to introduce something to the public	The woman brought out some snacks for the children. The computer company brought out a new computer last month.
drop the subject What does "drop the subject" mean?	to stop talking about something	My friend was getting angry while we were talking about money so I decided to drop the subject.
Pound of flesh What does "Pound of flesh" mean?	If someone wants their pound of flesh, the force someone to pay or give back something owed, even though they don't need it and it will cause the other person a lot of difficulty.
hard of hearing What does "hard of hearing" mean?	unable to hear well, partially deaf	My grandfather is hard of hearing.

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Caught With One's Hand In The Cookie Jar Idiom