Fat Of The Land Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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fat of the land What does fat of the land mean?	the best of everything (without having to work for it)	My friend wants to move to the country and live off the fat of the land.
fat of the land What does fat of the land mean?	the best of everything (without having to work for it)	My friend wants to move to the country and live off the fat of the land.
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get one's nose out of (someone's) business What does "get one's nose out of (someone's) business" mean?	to stop interfering in someone else's business	The school secretary was told to get her nose out of the teacher's business.

rob the cradle What does "rob the cradle" mean?	to marry a person much younger than oneself	People said that my boss was robbing the cradle when he married the young woman at our company.
OK What does "OK" mean?	(4) approve (verb).	A: "Did your boss OK your vacation plans?"B: "No, but he said that taking them two weeks later would be allright.
go on What does "go on" mean?	to talk for too long	My friend started to go on about his problems so I decided to leave.
teething problems What does "teething problems" mean?	difficulties or problems that happen in the early stages of a project or activity	The new project which we were trying to start had many teething problems.
turn the tide What does "turn the tide" mean?	to change what looks like defeat into victory	At the beginning of the game we were losing badly but we turned the tide and won the game.
bad/rotten apple What does "bad/rotten apple" mean?	a bad person	The boy is a bad apple and he is always in some kind of trouble.
act as a guinea pig What does "act as a guinea pig" mean?	to allow some kind of test to be performed on someone	I was not happy to act as a guinea pig on the new training material.
get the message What does "get the message" mean?	to understand clearly what is meant by someone	I do not think that the opposite side got the message regarding the direction that the negotiations were heading.

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Fat Of The Land Idiom