Desk Jockey Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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desk jockey What does desk jockey mean?	person who works at a desk in an office
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see to it (that something is done) What does "see to it (that something is done)" mean?	to take the responsibility to do something, to make sure that something is done	"Will you please see to it that the garbage is taken out in the morning."

tidy sum of money What does "tidy sum of money" mean?	a rather large amount of money	I was able to get a tidy sum of money from the sale of my business.
take a shit What does "take a shit" mean?	defacate; move one's bowls.	God, do I have to take a shit? Where's the can?
chief What does "chief" mean?	unofficial form of address for any Warrant Officer (CW-2 to CW-5 in the U.S. Army)
horse around What does "horse around" mean?	to play around (in a rough way)	The teacher told the children not to horse around while they were getting ready for class.
in the first place What does "in the first place" mean?	firstly, to begin with	"Of course I can`t go. In the first place I must work on Saturday. In the second place I have no money."
leave (someone or something) behind What does "leave (someone or something) behind" mean?	leave someone or something somewhere	I left my coat behind in the restaurant.
show off What does "show off" mean?	to try to attract attention, to display something	My friend has bought a lot of new clothes that he is trying to show off.

flunk out What does "flunk out" mean?	to fail a course, to fail school	My friend flunked out of his computer course at school.
time is money What does "time is money" mean?	time is valuable so do not waste it	Time is money and I do not want to waste time talking to our supervisor because she always wants to argue with me.
fifty-fifty What does "fifty-fifty" mean?	equally, evenly	We divided the cost of the trip fifty-fifty.
throw one's weight around What does "throw one's weight around" mean?	give orders, attempt to boss people around	The new supervisor likes to throw his weight around the company.
white elephant What does "white elephant" mean?	a waste of money	The new airport was a white elephant which nobody liked to use.
tick What does "tick" mean?	minute; second

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Desk Jockey Idiom