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every once in a while What does every once in a while mean?	occasionally, infrequently	Every once in a while I try and play tennis with my friend.
every once in a while What does every once in a while mean?	occasionally, infrequently	Every once in a while I play tennis with my friend.
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let oneself go What does "let oneself go" mean?	become less constrained	I went to the party and let myself go for the evening.

as the crow flies What does "as the crow flies" mean?	by the most direct way, along a straight line between two places	As the crow flies it is about six kilometers between my house and downtown.
across the board What does "across the board" mean?	applying to all (in horse racing a bet where an equal amount of money is placed on a horse to finish in any top winning position)	applying to all (in horse racing a bet where an equal amount of money is placed on a horse to finish in any top winning position)The workers received an across the board wage increase and most of them were happy.
every dog has his day What does "every dog has his day" mean?	everyone will have his chance or turn	My friend is very discouraged because of his recent bad luck. However, every dog has his day and he should soon overcome those problems and find success.
serve as a guinea pig What does "serve as a guinea pig" mean?	to allow some kind of test to be performed on someone	I was not happy that I had to serve as a guinea pig for the new training material.

on order What does "on order" mean?	ordered with the delivery expected at some future date	The store has several computer printers on order.
bitter pill to swallow What does "bitter pill to swallow" mean?	an unpleasant fact that you must accept	It was a bitter pill to swallow but the fact is that we lost the legal case.
head spoon What does "head spoon" mean?	mess sergeant

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Every Once In A While Idiom