Dish Out (food) Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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dish out (food) What does dish out (food) mean?	to serve food from a large bowl or plate	I began to dish out the food when the guests arrived.
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pass muster What does "pass muster" mean?	to pass a test or checkup, to measure up to a certain standard	The player was not able to pass muster and was not included on the team.

Slim chance What does "Slim chance" mean?	A slim chance is a very small chance.
bring (someone) to heel What does "bring (someone) to heel" mean?	to make someone obey you or pay attention to you again after they have stopped doing this	The new supervisor quickly brought her employees to heel.
Dropped like a hot cake What does "Dropped like a hot cake" mean?	If something is dropped like a hot cake, it is rejected or disposed of very quickly.
Drive a wedge What does "Drive a wedge" mean?	If you drive a wedge between people, you exploit an issue so that people start to disagree.
a monkey on one's back What does "a monkey on one's back" mean?	a serious problem that stops someone from being successful at something	The time without scoring a goal was a monkey on the back of the famous soccer player.

what's good/sauce for the goose is good/sauce for the gander What does "what's good/sauce for the goose is good/sauce for the gander" mean?	what is good for one person should be good for another person as well	"What's good for the goose is good for the gander and you should not ask your child to do something if you will not do it yourself."
Home sweet home What does "Home sweet home" mean?	This is said when one is pleased to be back at one's own home.
poised for (something) What does "poised for (something)" mean?	to be ready and waiting for something	The army was poised for an attack early in the morning.
lay the finger on (someone) What does "lay the finger on (someone)" mean?	to accuse someone of doing something, to identify someone as the one who did something	The store owner lay the finger on the boy after he stole something.
over one's head What does "over one's head" mean?	too difficult or complicated for someone to understand.	"This explanation of cgi scripting is over myhead.Can you explain it in a less technical way?"

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Dish Out (food) Idiom