Close Ranks Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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close ranks What does close ranks mean?	to come together for fighting, to unite and work together	The political parties closed ranks and stopped arguing among themselves.
close ranks What does close ranks mean?	to unite and fight together	During the meeting we closed ranks and refused to compromise on any issue.
close ranks What does close ranks mean?	to come together for fighting, to unite and work together	The political parties closed ranks and stopped arguing among themselves.
close ranks What does close ranks mean?	to unite and fight together	During the meeting we closed ranks and refused to compromise on any issue.
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from the word go What does "from the word go" mean?	from the beginning	From the word go, we knew that there would be problems with the new contract.

trike What does "trike" mean?	motorcyle with three wheels.	Nice trike. How fast does it go? trip n. time to be spent in jail; prison sentence
put (someone or something) out to pasture What does "put (someone or something) out to pasture" mean?	to retire someone or something (just as you would put a horse that is too old to work out to pasture)	We finally decided to put our old car out to pasture and buy a new one.
hang-up What does "hang-up" mean?	problem; obsessoin; concern(s)
in a way What does "in a way" mean?	to a certain extent, a little, somewhat	In a way I want to go to the restaurant but basically I don`t care.
get one's head above water What does "get one's head above water" mean?	to get in control of one's situation (often financial situation)	When I get my head above water I will be able to spend less time working.
a rolling stone What does "a rolling stone" mean?	a person who does not live or work in one place	The man is a rolling stone and I never know where to find him.

MYOB What does "MYOB" mean?	mind your own business
a shoulder to cry on What does "a shoulder to cry on" mean?	someone to whom you can tell your problems to and then ask for sympathy and advice	I gave my friend a shoulder to cry on when I met him at the coffee shop.
head is buzzing What does "head is buzzing" mean?	to be thinking of something or many things at the same time	My head was buzzing after I left the meeting last night.

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Close Ranks Idiom