Do One`s Thing Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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do one`s thing What does do one`s thing mean?	to do what one wants to do and enjoys doing	My friend enjoys doing his thing when and where he chooses.
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Wrong end of the stick What does "Wrong end of the stick" mean?	If someone has got the wrong end of the stick, they have misunderstood what someone has said to them.

cross to bear/carry What does "cross to bear/carry" mean?	something that you must do or continue with even though you are suffering	Looking after my sister`s children is my cross to bear.
twist (someone`s) arm What does "twist (someone`s) arm" mean?	to force someone to do something, to threaten someone to make him or her do something	I had to twist my friend's arm so that he would let me use his car.
not see farther than or past the end of one's nose What does "not see farther than or past the end of one's nose" mean?	not to care about anything that is happening to other people or someplace else	My friend cannot see past the end of her nose and she does not know about anything that is happening around her.
hard on (someone or something) What does "hard on (someone or something)" mean?	treat someone or something roughly	His son is very hard on shoes.
for all the world What does "for all the world" mean?	for anything, for any price	For all the world I do not know what my friend is trying to tell me.
a far cry from (something) What does "a far cry from (something)" mean?	something very different from something	The man's statement today is a far cry from what he told me yesterday.

create a stink What does "create a stink" mean?	to make a big issue out of something	The woman decided to create a stink when she found the bad product at the supermarket.
to the ends of the earth What does "to the ends of the earth" mean?	to the most remote and most inaccessible points on the earth	My professor went to the ends of the earth to find material for his university thesis.
below average What does "below average" mean?	worse or lower than average	Most members of the class were below average in the math test.

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Do One`s Thing Idiom