Copycat Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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copycat What does copycat mean?	someone who copies the work of another	The children called the girl a copycat when they discovered that she had copied part of the test from another student.
copycat What does copycat mean?	someone who copies the work of another	The children called the girl a copycat when they saw her copying the test of another student.
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divide (something) fifty-fifty What does "divide (something) fifty-fifty" mean?	to divide something into two equal parts	We decided to divide the money that we earned fifty-fifty.

a yoke around (someone's) neck What does "a yoke around (someone's) neck" mean?	a burden for someone, something that oppresses people	The legal problems of my friend were a yoke around his neck.
Like there's no tomorrow What does "Like there's no tomorrow" mean?	If you do something like there's no tomorrow, you do it fast or energetically.
work out What does "work out" mean?	solve a problem	I was unable to work out the math problem on the final examination.

cross the Rubicon What does "cross the Rubicon" mean?	to do something where you cannot go back (Julius Ceasar crossed the Rubicon and made a fight with the Roman Senate inevitable)	The man crossed the Rubicon when he began on a course that he could never turn back from.
pull someone's leg What does "pull someone's leg" mean?	tease someone by trying to make her/him believe something that's exaggerated or untrue.	A: "Wow! Carl has done some really amazingthings!"B: "Don't believe everything he tells you. He was probably pullingyour leg."
Read from the same page What does "Read from the same page" mean?	When people are reading from the same page, they say the same things in public about an issue.
ocean(s) of (something) What does "ocean(s) of (something)" mean?	a very large amount of something	There was oceans of food at the party.
close call/shave What does "close call/shave" mean?	an accident that almost happens but does not happen	I had a close call this morning when the truck almost hit me.

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