Come Through Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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come through What does come through mean?	to do what one is expected to do (often under difficult circumstances)	My friend will always come through when we need his help.
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up to one's eyeballs (in something) What does "up to one's eyeballs (in something)" mean?	to have a lot of something, to be much involved or busy with something	I was up to my eyeballs in homework all weekend.
set one`s heart on (something) What does "set one`s heart on (something)" mean?	to want something very much	I set my heart on a nice holiday this winter but I will not be able to go because I have no money.
take the initiative to (do something) What does "take the initiative to (do something)" mean?	to decide to do something although one has not been asked to do it	I decided to take the initiative to organize a dinner for my friend who was leaving to go to a different university.
cast aspersions on (someone) What does "cast aspersions on (someone)" mean?	to make insulting remarks about someone	The woman is always casting aspersions on her colleagues at work.
jack up the price of (something) What does "jack up the price of (something)" mean?	to make a price higher	The steel company will jack up the price of steel at the beginning of the year.
not for love nor money What does "not for love nor money" mean?	not for anything	I will not for love nor money agree to work weekends starting next month.
ace What does "ace" mean?	do extremely well on a test or exam.	I aced that exam.

Banana republic What does "Banana republic" mean?	Banana republic is a term used for small countries that are dependent on a single crop or resource and governed badly by a corrupt elite.
put on weight or put weight on What does "put on weight or put weight on" mean?	to gain weight	The basketball player is putting on weight.
on good terms with (someone) What does "on good terms with (someone)" mean?	to be friendly with someone	We have always been on good terms with our neighbors.
flesh (something) out or flesh out (something) What does "flesh (something) out or flesh out (something)" mean?	to make something more detailed or bigger	We worked hard during the weekend to flesh out our agreement.
Greek to me What does "Greek to me" mean?	If you don't understand something, it's all Greek to you.

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