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clip (someone`s) wings What does clip (someone`s) wings mean?	to limit someone`s activities or possibilities	The company decided to clip the manager's wings and took away his expense account.
clip (someone`s) wings What does clip (someone`s) wings mean?	to limit or hold someone back, to bring someone under control	We plan to clip the supervisor's wings as he is becoming too aggressive when dealing with other people.
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in some/many respects What does "in some/many respects" mean?	with regard to some or many details	In many respects our new house is much more convenient than our previous one.

bin What does "bin" mean?	dispose of; throw out; throw away.	Just bin it, I don't want it anymore.
in surgery What does "in surgery" mean?	undergoing or doing surgery	My grandfather was in surgery for several hours this morning.
sit on one's hands What does "sit on one's hands" mean?	to do nothing, to fail to help	The manager sat on her hands and refused to do anything about the complaints that she had received.
blow one's stack What does "blow one's stack" mean?	to become very angry	The customer blew his stack when they refused to exchange his purchase at the store.
handle (someone) with kid gloves What does "handle (someone) with kid gloves" mean?	to treat someone very gently and carefully	You must handle the new employee with kid gloves because he is very sensitive.
scrape (something) up What does "scrape (something) up" mean?	to find or gather something with some effort	My friend scraped up some money and came to visit me during the summer.

easy money What does "easy money" mean?	money that you do not need to work hard to get	I was able to make some easy money from my job during the summer.
press the flesh What does "press the flesh" mean?	to shake hands with people in order to become more popular (often used for a politician)	The politician spent most of the weekend pressing the flesh in the shopping mall.
adjourn a meeting What does "adjourn a meeting" mean?	to end a meeting	We adjourned the meeting until the next day.
bread What does "bread" mean?	money; cash.	I'm broke, no bread left.
square meal What does "square meal" mean?	a good filling meal	I was very busy at work last week and I did not have time for a square meal until Saturday.

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Clip (someone`s) Wings Idiom