Deal With (someone) Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Deal With (someone) Idiom mean?

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deal with (someone) What does deal with (someone) mean?	to act in a specific way toward someone, to do business with someone	The company is planning to deal with the late employee soon.
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cash in one's chips What does "cash in one's chips" mean?	to take one's gambling chips to a teller in a casino for money, to sell something for a profit	It was getting late so I decided to cash in my chips and go home. My Internet stock had done very well so I decided to cash in my chips and take the money.

rain cats and dogs What does "rain cats and dogs" mean?	to rain very hard	It has been raining cats and dogs all day.
free and easy What does "free and easy" mean?	carefree, informal	The man's attitude toward his work is free and easy.
contrary to (something) What does "contrary to (something)" mean?	in spite of something	Contrary to what everybody thought, my friend had already quit his job.
rub elbows (with someone) What does "rub elbows (with someone)" mean?	to work closely or associate with someone	I have been rubbing elbows with some very interesting people at work recently.
Rusty needle What does "Rusty needle" mean?	When something is described as a rusty needle, it is badly damaged but still works, or if someone very is sick or tired but still manages to do things at a fairly good level. An alternative form is "a tarnished needle".
beat a path to (someone's) door What does "beat a path to (someone's) door" mean?	to come to someone in great numbers	The customers beat a path to the door of the computer game store.
dish out (criticism) What does "dish out (criticism)" mean?	to criticize someone roughly, to treat someone roughly	Our supervisor likes to dish out criticism to others but he does not like to hear criticism about himself.
make a mountain out of a molehill What does "make a mountain out of a molehill" mean?	make something seem much more important than it really is.	"Calm down. There's really nothing to worry about.You're making a mountain out of a molehill."
get close to (something) What does "get close to (something)" mean?	to be almost as good as something, to almost reach or arrive at a goal	The charity is getting close to the final amount of money that they expect to collect.

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Deal With (someone) Idiom