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drop by the wayside What does drop by the wayside mean?	to give up or fail before the finish of something	Many runners dropped by the wayside during the marathon.
drop by the wayside What does drop by the wayside mean?	to give up or fail before the finish of something	Many runners dropped by the wayside during the marathon.
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polish off (something) What does "polish off (something)" mean?	to finish doing something quickly/completely	We polished off the work early and went to the beach for the day.

lame What does "lame" mean?	inadequate; incompetent
change the subject What does "change the subject" mean?	to begin talking about something different	I tried to change the subject when my friend began to talk about the money that I owed him.
look (someone) (right/straight) in the eye What does "look (someone) (right/straight) in the eye" mean?	to face and look at someone directly	I looked at the salesman right in the eye and told him not to bother me again.
get on the good side of (someone) What does "get on the good side of (someone)" mean?	to get in someone's favor	I took my friend to a nice restaurant in order to get on her good side.
a fine how-do-you-do What does "a fine how-do-you-do" mean?	a predicament	We were in a fine how-do-you-do when the car stopped working.

cut (someone) in What does "cut (someone) in" mean?	to give someone a share of something	I cut my friend in on the profits from selling the computers.
keep an eye out for What does "keep an eye out for" mean?	watch for.	"I'll keep an eye out for John. If I see him,I'll tell him you want to talk to him."
let (something) slide by What does "let (something) slide by" mean?	forget or miss an important time or date	I let my girlfriend's birthday slide by without noticing it.
hitch one`s wagon to a star What does "hitch one`s wagon to a star" mean?	aim high, follow a great ambition or purpose	He wants to hitch his wagon to a star and pursue his dreams of becoming an actor.
table a discussion What does "table a discussion" mean?	to postpone a discussion until a later time	We tabled the discussion about the salary issue until the next meeting.
There are many ways to skin a cat What does "There are many ways to skin a cat" mean?	This is an expression meaning there are many different ways of doing the same thing.

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Drop By The Wayside Idiom