Circle The Wagons Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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circle the wagons What does circle the wagons mean?	to set up a defense against an enemy	The management team began to circle the wagons as the accounting scandal became worse.
circle the wagons What does circle the wagons mean?	to set up a defense against an enemy	The managers began to circle the wagons as the accounting scandal became worse.
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blow a fuse What does "blow a fuse" mean?	become angry or upset.	He blew a fuse when he found out he lost his job.
peep What does "peep" mean?	vocalization; noise; sound
bat a thousand What does "bat a thousand" mean?	to be successful in everything that you do	The salesman was batting a thousand during his sales trip to Europe.
hit the hay What does "hit the hay" mean?	go to bed	I decided to hit the hay early last night because I was very tired.
high man on the totem pole What does "high man on the totem pole" mean?	the top person of an organization	My father is the high man on the totem pole in his company and has a very good job.
doo-doo What does "doo-doo" mean?	dung; feces; shit
Snake oil salesperson What does "Snake oil salesperson" mean?	A person who promotes something that doesn't work, is selling snake oil.
stew in one`s own juice What does "stew in one`s own juice" mean?	to suffer from something that you yourself have caused to happen	The man caused the problem for himself and he must now stew in his own juice.

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Circle The Wagons Idiom