Feel (something) In One's Bones Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Feel (something) In One's Bones Idiom mean?

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feel (something) in one's bones What does feel (something) in one's bones mean?	to sense something	I feel it in my bones that I will win the lottery this month.
feel (something) in one's bones What does feel (something) in one's bones mean?	sense something, have an intuition about something	I feel it in my bones that I am not going to get the job that I want.
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under (someone`s) nose What does "under (someone`s) nose" mean?	easily found by someone, right in front of someone	I thought that I had lost my house keys but I found them right under my nose.
close to (someone) What does "close to (someone)" mean?	to be fond of someone and have a good relationship with him or her	The boy is very close to his grandfather.
take to one's heels What does "take to one's heels" mean?	to run away	The young boys took to their heels when the man came out of the building.
thin-skinned What does "thin-skinned" mean?	to be easily upset or hurt, to be too sensitive	My friend is very thin-skinned and is easily bothered by what other people say.
little pitchers have big ears What does "little pitchers have big ears" mean?	small children often hear things that you think they won't notice or things that they are not supposed to hear	Little pitchers have big ears and we were very surprised that the little boy understood everything that we had said.
boody What does "boody" mean?	buttocks (usually applies to a woman's buttocks)

fall ill What does "fall ill" mean?	to become sick or ill	The man fell ill last winter and has not recovered yet.
thumb one`s nose at (someone or something) What does "thumb one`s nose at (someone or something)" mean?	to look with disfavor or dislike at someone or something, to refuse to obey someone	My friend thumbed his nose at me when I asked him to stop talking so loud.
give the devil his due What does "give the devil his due" mean?	to give credit to someone who deserves it even if you dislike him or her	I do not like to work with my coworker because he is lazy. However, you have to give the devil his due. He always gets the job done.
crap-list What does "crap-list" mean?	list of worthless or troublesome people
cross a bridge before one comes to it What does "cross a bridge before one comes to it" mean?	to think and worry about future events or problems before they happen	We should not worry about that problem now. We can cross that bridge when we come to it.

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Feel (something) In One's Bones Idiom