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eat away at (someone) What does eat away at (someone) mean?	to bother someone	Money problems have been eating away at the man recently.
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not a lick of work What does "not a lick of work" mean?	not even a small amount of work (usually used in the negative)	The children did not do a lick of work all morning when the teacher was away.

Smack in the face What does "Smack in the face" mean?	If something is a smack in the face, it is a shock, usually one that impedes progress.
upper crust What does "upper crust" mean?	rich and famous people, the highest class of people	The private club was full of what looked like the upper crust of the city.
out of turn What does "out of turn" mean?	to be not at the proper time or order	The teacher becomes angry when her students speak out of turn.
Bite someone's head off What does "Bite someone's head off" mean?	If you bite someone's head off, you criticise them angrily.
there are none so blind/deaf as those who will not see/hear What does "there are none so blind/deaf as those who will not see/hear" mean?	people will not see or hear what they do not want to see or hear	There's none so blind as those who will not see and the mother refused to believe that her son was the cause of so much trouble in the community.
first come, first served What does "first come, first served" mean?	the person who comes first will have his turn first, the person who comes to the food first will get served food first	"First come, first served" my aunt called as she put the food on the table.

keep one's distance from (someone or something) What does "keep one's distance from (someone or something)" mean?	maintain a certain distance from someone or something	The girl always keeps her distance from the other students in the class.
at hand What does "at hand" mean?	to be close by	I stopped working because I did not have any good tools at hand.
want for nothing What does "want for nothing" mean?	have everything one needs or wishes	My sister and her husband both have good jobs and they want for nothing.

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Eat Away At (someone) Idiom