Do (someone's) Bidding Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Do (someone's) Bidding Idiom mean?

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do (someone's) bidding What does do (someone's) bidding mean?	to do what someone else wants	The principal was able to get the head teacher to do his bidding with the other teachers.
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Pinch of salt What does "Pinch of salt" mean?	If what someone says should be taken with a pinch of salt, then they exaggerate and distort things, so what they say shouldn't be believed unquestioningly. ('with a grain of salt' is an alternative.)
son of a gun/bitch What does "son of a gun/bitch" mean?	a horrible person, a difficult task	I wish that that son of a bitch would stop using my camera without asking me.
walk the plank What does "walk the plank" mean?	be forced to resign from a job	The vice-president was forced to walk the plank when the new president joined the company.
Yen What does "Yen" mean?	If you have a yen to do something, you have a desire to do it.
cave in What does " cave in" mean?	to weaken and be forced to give something up	The company caved in to the union`s demand for more money.
in (someone's) black books What does "in (someone's) black books" mean?	to be in disgrace or out of favor with someone	The boy is in his girlfriend's black books because he was late for their date.
no skin off (someone's) teeth/nose What does "no skin off (someone's) teeth/nose" mean?	no difficulty for someone	It will be no skin off my teeth if the meeting is not held.

a long shot What does "a long shot" mean?	a bet or other risk taken though not likely to succeed	It was a long shot that he would get the job so he was very happy when he did get it.
pits What does "pits" mean?	something very poor or undesirable
get a word in edgewise What does "get a word in edgewise" mean?	to manage to join a conversation	I could not get a word in edgewise so I left the meeting.
throw out (someone) What does "throw out (someone)" mean?	to force someone to leave, to dismiss someone	The umpire threw out the coach for arguing with him.

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Do (someone's) Bidding Idiom