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double-cross (someone) What does double-cross (someone) mean?	to deceive someone, to promise one thing and then do another	The man tried to double-cross his partner but was caught and sent to jail.
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get a grasp of (something) What does "get a grasp of (something)" mean?	to begin to understand something	I am beginning to get a grasp of how to operate the new computer system.

cut back What does "cut back" mean?	to use fewer or less of something	The company has been cutting back on entertainment expenses recently.
fall ill What does "fall ill" mean?	to become ill	My father fell ill with a cold last week.
(the) third degree What does "(the) third degree" mean?	detailed questioning	The boy's mother gave him the third degree when he came home late last night.
think outside the box What does "think outside the box" mean?	to think freely not using old ideas/rules/practices	The consultant told us to think outside the box if we wanted to rebuild our company.
With a grain of salt What does "With a grain of salt" mean?	With a healthy dose of skepticism, suspicion, and caution.	Dave has been known to stretch the truth a bit. Take what he says with a grain of salt. Salt is now an inexpensive and readily available commodity. But it was once very valuable due to its high demand as a food preservative and relative scarcity. Salt was thought to have healing properties and to be an antidote to poisons. To take (eat or drink) something "with a grain of salt" was to practice preventive medicine. One would do this if they were suspicious that the food might be poisonous or may cause illness.
Cling to hope What does "Cling to hope" mean?	If people cling to hope, they continue to hope though the chances of success are very small.

pick one's way through (something) What does "pick one's way through (something)" mean?	to work slowly through written material	I picked my way through the material that I had to study for the exam.
law-abiding What does "law-abiding" mean?	obeying the law	The couple were law-abiding citizens who never had any problems with the law.
make a silk purse out of a sow's ear What does "make a silk purse out of a sow's ear" mean?	to create something of value out of something of no value	The girl will never be a good singer. You cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.
boneheaded What does "boneheaded" mean?	dumb, stubborn.	That was a boneheaded move. It will never work.
rinky-dink What does "rinky-dink" mean?	cheap; low quality; damaged

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Double Cross (someone) Idiom