Cry Out For Someone Or Something Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Cry Out For Someone Or Something Idiom mean?

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cry out for (someone or something) What does cry out for (someone or something) mean?	to need someone or something badly, to lack something	The new room that we built cries out for new furniture. The baby cried out for her mother.
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ball is in (someone's) court What does "ball is in (someone's) court" mean?	it is up to this person to make the next move (from tennis or a similar game)	We made an offer to buy the business and now the ball is in the owner's court to accept our offer or not.

Golden touch What does "Golden touch" mean?	Someone with a golden touch can make money from or be successful at anything they do.
It's not the size of the dog in fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog What does "It's not the size of the dog in fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog" mean?	Usually refering to a small dog attacking a larger animal, this means that fierceness is not necessarily a matter of physical size, but rather mental/psychological attitude.
world is one`s oyster What does "world is one`s oyster" mean?	everything is possible for one	The world is her oyster now that she has received her MBA from Harvard University.
fade away What does "fade away" mean?	to gradually diminish in time or distance or color	The words on the book have begun to fade away.
stand to reason What does "stand to reason" mean?	to make sense, to be logical	It stands to reason that the new employee will make an effort to work hard if his effort is respected.
dead in one's tracks What does "dead in one's tracks" mean?	to be stopped exactly where someone or something is at the moment	The police stopped the robber dead in his tracks.

Is Saul also among the prophets? What does "Is Saul also among the prophets?" mean?	It's a biblical idiom used when somebody known for something bad appears all of a sudden to be doing something very good.
four eyes What does "four eyes" mean?	an expression (often used by children) for someone who is wearing glasses	The children called their friend with the glasses four eyes.

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Cry Out For Someone Or Something Idiom