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eat one`s heart out What does eat one`s heart out mean?	to be envious, to be very sad	"You can eat your heart out. I am going to Hawaii for three weeks!"
eat one`s heart out What does eat one`s heart out mean?	to suffer from excessive longing or envy	"You can eat your heart out but I will not give you a piece of this chocolate cake."
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put up at a hotel/motel What does "put up at a hotel/motel" mean?	to stay at a hotel/motel	We decided to put up at a hotel and continue our trip the next day.

Chew on a bone What does "Chew on a bone" mean?	If someone is chewing on a bone, he or she is thinking about something intently.
until you're blue in the face What does "until you're blue in the face" mean?	forever.	"You can talk until you're blue in the face,but I won't change my mind."
get off on the wrong foot What does "get off on the wrong foot" mean?	to make a bad start to a relationship or something else	Unfortunately my relationship with my new teacher got off on the wrong foot.
like pulling teeth What does "like pulling teeth" mean?	to be very difficult to do	It was like pulling teeth to try and get the boy to lend us his bicycle.
start in as (something) What does "start in as (something)" mean?	to begin a career as something	The man started in as a mailroom clerk but soon he began to have more and more important jobs in the company.

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Eat One`s Heart Out Idiom