Close The Books Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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close the books What does close the books mean?	to stop taking orders, to end a bookkeeping period	The company will close the books at the end of December.
close the books What does close the books mean?	to stop taking orders, to end a bookkeeping period	The company will close the books at the end of December.
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Spanish practices What does "Spanish practices" mean?	Unauthorized working methods that benefit those who follow them are Spanish practices.

in one's salad days What does "in one's salad days" mean?	in one's youth	In her salad days my mother was a very good dancer.
under arrest What does "under arrest" mean?	arrested by the police before being charged with a crime	The three men were under arrest for robbing a bank.
no shit What does "no shit" mean?	really? no way; not possible
the last person What does "the last person" mean?	the most unlikely person to do something or to be seen somewhere	My friend is the last person that you would expect to see in a clothing store buying clothes.
keep one`s nose to the grindstone What does "keep one`s nose to the grindstone" mean?	to continue to work hard or keep busy at something	My friend is keeping his nose to the grindstone so that he can save enough money to buy a new car.
track (someone or something) down What does "track (someone or something) down" mean?	to search for someone or something	I have been trying to track down an old Beatles album for many months.
PDA What does "PDA" mean?	public display of affection.	No PDA around here.
in the works What does "in the works" mean?	in preparation, being planned or worked on	Don`t worry about whether or not we will be building the new computer lab. It is definitely in the works.
chicken shit What does "chicken shit" mean?	fearful; cowardly
blow (someone's) cover What does "blow (someone's) cover" mean?	to reveal someone's true identity or purpose	The police blew the secret detectives cover by mistake.

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Close The Books Idiom