Close To Home Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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close to home What does close to home mean?	to be near to someone`s personal feelings/wishes/interests	My statement about the woman's work habits hit close to home and she became very quiet.
close to home What does close to home mean?	to be close to someone`s personal feelings or wishes or interests	My statement about the woman's work habits hit close to home and she became very quiet.
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stand up to (someone) What does "stand up to (someone)" mean?	to be brave in confronting someone	The man stood up to his boss during the meeting when his boss criticized his work.

Perfidious Albion What does "Perfidious Albion" mean?	England is known to some as perfidious Albion, implying that it is not trustworthy in its dealings with foreigners.
jack up What does "jack up" mean?	motivate or stimulate somebody or something
Barrack-room lawyer What does "Barrack-room lawyer" mean?	(UK) A barrack-room lawyer is a person who gives opinions on things they are not qualified to speak about.
on the block What does "on the block" mean?	to be for sale, to go on sale	After we bought the company we began to put some of the equipment on the block.
burn (someone) in effigy What does "burn (someone) in effigy" mean?	to burn a dummy that represents a hated person	The crowd of people burned the Prime Minister in effigy.
lowlife What does "lowlife" mean?	unappealing, unreliable, cruel person
get the goods on (someone) What does "get the goods on (someone)" mean?	to find out true but often negative information about someone	I think that I have got the goods on the man and will talk to the police soon.
scrounge around for (something) What does "scrounge around for (something)" mean?	to look/search in many places for something	We did not have enough wood for the fence so we had to scrounge around the neighborhood to find some more.
tchotchke What does "tchotchke" mean?	small item; trinket
eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth What does "eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth" mean?	a system of punishment where you punish someone in a similar way to how they hurt you	Some people call for an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth when they learn of a terrible crime.

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Close To Home Idiom