Fly In The Face Of Someone Or Something Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Fly In The Face Of Someone Or Something Idiom mean?

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fly in the face of (someone or something) What does fly in the face of (someone or something) mean?	to disregard or defy someone or something	The demands of the woman were beginning to fly in the face of anything that was reasonable.
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live high off the hog What does "live high off the hog" mean?	to have the best of everything, to live in great comfort	My mother and father have been living high off the hog since they won the lottery.

lead a dog`s life What does "lead a dog`s life" mean?	to lead a miserable life	The man is leading a dog`s life since he married the woman who everyone told him not to.
cock-and-bull story What does "cock-and-bull story" mean?	a silly story that is not true	The student told her teacher a cock-and-bull story about why she was absent.
on a shoestring What does "on a shoestring" mean?	on a very low budget, with very little money	We went to Europe on a shoestring and we enjoyed it very much.
pick up (something) What does "pick up (something)" mean?	to pick up something that has fallen on the floor	"Could you please pick up my pen from the floor."
day in and day out What does "day in and day out" mean?	regularly, all of the time	My father goes to that restaurant for lunch day in and day out and he never gets tired of it.
open up a can of worms What does "open up a can of worms" mean?	to create unnecessary complications	The dispute with our competitor opened up a can of worms about how to market our product.
not hurt a flea What does "not hurt a flea" mean?	to not harm anything or anyone (even a tiny insect)	My mother would not hurt a flea and she is very kind to everyone who she meets.
hardly have time to breathe What does "hardly have time to breathe" mean?	be very busy	I hardly had time to breathe while I was preparing for the summer barbecue.

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Fly In The Face Of Someone Or Something Idiom