Contempt Of Court Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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contempt of court What does contempt of court mean?	disobedience of the orders and authority of the court, disrespect for the court process	The judge ordered the man to be held in contempt of court when he was several hours late for the trial.
contempt of court What does contempt of court mean?	disobedience of the orders and authority of the court, disrespect for the court process	The man was in contempt of court when he was several hours late for the trial.
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come to blows What does "come to blows" mean?	to begin to fight	The two men came to blows when they were trying to fix the car.

call off (something) What does "call off (something)" mean?	to stop/quit/cancel something	We called off the meeting because everybody was busy with other business.
pitch-dark What does "pitch-dark" mean?	very dark	It was pitch-dark when I took the garbage out to the garbage can.
reach an impasse What does "reach an impasse" mean?	to get to a point where progress is impossible	The negotiations on where to build the new bridge have reached an impasse.
look like the cat that swallowed/ate the canary What does "look like the cat that swallowed/ate the canary" mean?	to look smug and self-satisfied, to look as if you have just had a great success	"You look like the cat that swallowed the canary. What happened?"
bamboozle What does "bamboozle" mean?	deceive or confuse someone
poky What does "poky" mean?	prison; jail

if worst comes to worst What does "if worst comes to worst" mean?	if the worst possible thing happens	If worst comes to worst we can cancel our holiday and go next year.
daylight robbery What does "daylight robbery" mean?	the extreme overcharging of money for something	The amount of money which the gas station charged for the gasoline was daylight robbery.
come What does "come" mean?	semen
kick-ass What does "kick-ass" mean?	strong; vigorous

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Contempt Of Court Idiom