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fight tooth and nail What does fight tooth and nail mean?	to fight fiercely or with all one`s strength	I am fighting tooth and nail to get a transfer to another department.
fight tooth and nail What does fight tooth and nail mean?	to fight fiercely or with all one`s strength	I am fighting tooth and nail to get a transfer to another department.
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Many hands make light work What does "Many hands make light work" mean?	a lot of help will make a job seem easy	Many hands make light work and having lots of people to help made the job easy.

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.
to the best of one's knowledge What does "to the best of one's knowledge" mean?	as far as one knows, from one's knowledge	To the best of my knowledge there have been no telephone calls for me today.
pay homage to (someone) What does "pay homage to (someone)" mean?	to praise/respect/honor someone	The entire country paid homage to their dead leader.
in the trust of (someone) What does "in the trust of (someone)" mean?	under the responsibility or care of someone	My grandmother's money was placed in the trust of my mother.
hold forth (on/about something) What does "hold forth (on/about something)" mean?	speak in public, talk about something	He was holding forth about taxes last night when I saw him in his office.

feel like a million dollars/bucks What does "feel like a million dollars/bucks" mean?	to feel wonderful, to feel well and healthy	Although I have been sick for a few weeks I feel like a million dollars today.
first time for everything What does "first time for everything" mean?	just because something has not been done or happened before does not mean that it will never happen	There is a first time for everything and the man recently decided to try skydiving.
know a trick or two What does "know a trick or two" mean?	know some special way of dealing with a problem	I know a trick or two about how to handle a customer who is angry or upset.
a tightwad What does "a tightwad" mean?	: someone who is very frugal and unwilling to spend money unnecessarily.	A: Will Charlie donate any money to the activities fund? B: Absolutely not! He's a real tightwad!"

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Fight Tooth And Nail Idiom