Feel Put Upon Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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feel put upon What does feel put upon mean?	to feel that someone is taking unfair advantage of you	My sister always feels put upon when her husband's friends visit.
feel put upon What does feel put upon mean?	to feel that someone is taking unfair advantage of you	My sister always feels put upon when the relatives of her husband come to visit.
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fit (someone) out with (something) What does "fit (someone) out with (something)" mean?	to provide someone with something	The store helped to fit us out with camping equipment for our holiday.
not all there What does "not all there" mean?	to be not mentally adequate, to be crazy or silly	The man is not all there and sometimes he does very strange things.
run for one's life What does "run for one's life" mean?	to run away to save one's life	I ran for my life when I met the bear on the camping trip.
eat like a horse What does "eat like a horse" mean?	to eat a lot	My friend eats like a horse but he never gains any weight.
copycat What does "copycat" mean?	someone who copies the work of another	The children called the girl a copycat when they discovered that she had copied part of the test from another student.
amount to the same thing What does "amount to the same thing" mean?	to be the same or have the same effect as something	Going by taxi or by bus amounts to the same thing. We will still be late for the concert.
eat dirt What does "eat dirt" mean?	to accept another`s insults or bad treatment	The accountant had to eat dirt because of the problems that he had caused.
lower the boom on (someone) What does "lower the boom on (someone)" mean?	scold or punish someone severely	Our teacher lowered the boom on the students who were late with their homework.
take (someone or something) on What does "take (someone or something) on" mean?	to undertake to deal with someone or something	I decided to take the extra work on in order to make some extra money.
throw (someone) off (someone's) trail What does "throw (someone) off (someone's) trail" mean?	to cause someone to lose the trail (when following someone or something)	The criminals were able to throw the police off their trail and they could escape easily.

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Feel Put Upon Idiom