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come home to (someone)
What does "come home to (someone)" mean? to become apparent to someone It suddenly came home to the young family that their house had been destroyed in the fire.

Fly by the seat of one's pants
What does "Fly by the seat of one's pants" mean? If you fly by the seat of one's pants, you do something difficult even though you don't have the experience or training required.
if I had my druthers
What does "if I had my druthers" mean? if I could do what I wanted/preferred. "If I had my druthers, I'd stay home from worktoday."
do justice to (something)
What does "do justice to (something)" mean? to do something well, to represent something accurately The painting of my grandfather does not do justice to his extremely good looks.
up a blind alley
What does "up a blind alley" mean? on a route that leads nowhere, at a dead end The police were up a blind alley in their search for evidence of the crime.
at one`s heels
What does "at one`s heels" mean? close behind someone The large car was at my heels during my drive into town.
at risk
What does "at risk" mean? in danger The children were at risk of getting sick when the disease spread in the school.

bust one's balls
What does "bust one's balls " mean? work very hard; make an extreme effort. He busted his balls to get that paper done on time.
at the expense of (someone or something)
What does "at the expense of (someone or something)" mean? to be to the harm of (someone or something) The man worked very hard and made much money but it was at the expense of his family life and health.

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Cough Up Something or< I> Cough Something Up Idiom