Come Up In The World Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Come Up In The World Idiom mean?

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come up in the world What does come up in the world mean?	to improve one's status or situation in life	I knew that I had come up in the world when I was invited to dinner with the president of our company.
come up in the world What does come up in the world mean?	to improve one's status or situation in life	I knew that I had come up in the world when I was invited to dinner with the president of our company.
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draw blood What does "draw blood" mean?	to make a wound that bleeds, to anger someone	The politician was very careful not to draw blood during the debate.

pay to (do something) What does "pay to (do something)" mean?	to be beneficial to do something	I decided that it would pay to buy a new car rather than fix my old car.
rub (something) off What does "rub (something) off" mean?	to remove or to be removed by rubbing, to erase something	The teacher rubbed off the writing on the whiteboard.
fly off the handle What does "fly off the handle" mean?	to become angry	My friend flew off the handle when he saw the bill for the meal.
seeing someone What does "seeing someone" mean?	be dating someone on a regular basis	be dating someone on a regular basisThe woman was not seeing anyone when she met a man who she liked at the party.
jump out of the frying pan and into the fire What does "jump out of the frying pan and into the fire" mean?	to leave one dangerous or bad situation for a situation that is worse	My friend jumped out of the frying pan and into the fire. He changed jobs and had more problems in his new job than in his old one.
Word of the law What does "Word of the law" mean?	The word of the law means that the law is interpreted in an absolutely literal way which goes against the ideas that the lawmakers had wished to implement.
strike a pose What does "strike a pose" mean?	to position oneself in a certain posture	The model was asked to strike a pose for the photographer.
a regular guy What does "a regular guy" mean?	a friendly person who everyone gets along with	The mayor of the city is a regular guy and is well-liked by most people.

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Come Up In The World Idiom