Do A Job On (someone Or Something) Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Do A Job On (someone Or Something) Idiom mean?

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do a job on (someone or something) What does do a job on (someone or something) mean?	to harm or damage someone or something	We really did a job on the bookcase that we were trying to move.
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have an ace up one's sleeve What does "have an ace up one's sleeve" mean?	have something that you can use to gain an advantage (in a card game the ace is often the most valuable card and a cheater could have an ace up his or her sleeve to use against an opponent)	I have an ace up my sleeve which should help me when I meet my boss tomorrow.

fish or cut bait What does "fish or cut bait" mean?	to either do what you are supposed to do or quit and let someone else do it	It was time to fish or cut bait so I decided to let someone else handle the problem.
Upset the apple cart What does "Upset the apple cart" mean?	If you upset the apple cart, you cause trouble and upset people.
out on one's ear What does "out on one's ear" mean?	to be forced to (unwillingly) leave one's job or organization or home	The man did not pay his apartment rent for two months and he was quickly out on his ear.
paddle one's own canoe What does "paddle one's own canoe" mean?	to do something by oneself	I was forced to paddle my own canoe when the rest of the staff went away for a seminar.

close one's eyes to (something) What does "close one's eyes to (something)" mean?	to ignore something, to pretend that something is not really happening	My father closed his eyes to the problems that were happening in his company.
update What does "update" mean?	make current; add information to show what has happened recently.	"I need to update my résumé. Itdoesn't show what I've done during the last year."
back to the salt mines What does "back to the salt mines" mean?	to go back to work (this is a humorous expression to express going back to unpleasant work)	"Lunch is over so let`s go back to the salt mines for the afternoon."
close one's eyes to (something) What does "close one's eyes to (something)" mean?	to ignore something, to pretend that something is not really happening	My father closed his eyes to the problems that were happening in his company.

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Do A Job On (someone Or Something) Idiom