Gang Up On Someone Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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gang up on (someone) What does gang up on (someone) mean?	to attack someone in a group	The children tried to gang up on the boy but he ran away.
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Busted flush What does "Busted flush" mean?	Someone or something that had great potential but ended up a useless failure is a busted flush.

thick What does "thick" mean?	to be dumb, to be unreasonable	My colleague is a little thick and never understands what I want to say.
step on it What does "step on it" mean?	to go faster, to hurry	"Please step on it," he yelled as the taxi took him to the airport.
wear off/away What does "wear off/away" mean?	remove or disappear little by little by use, time or weather	The name on the front of my passport wore off from using it too much.
divide (something) fifty-fifty What does "divide (something) fifty-fifty" mean?	to divide something into two equal parts	We divided the money that we won fifty-fifty.
get religion What does "get religion" mean?	to develop a strong religious belief	My uncle recently got religion and is serious about it.
run a tight ship What does "run a tight ship" mean?	to run an organization/one's life/a ship in an orderly and disciplined manner	My friend runs a tight ship and makes few mistakes in his life.
bare bones (of something) What does "bare bones (of something)" mean?	the most basic and important parts of something	The company had to restructure and most services were cut to the bare bones of the operation.
smooth sailing What does "smooth sailing" mean?	something is working out well and has no problems	something is working out well and has no problemsAfter we left the city it was smooth sailing on the highway until we got to our destination.
Jump the shark What does "Jump the shark" mean?	Said of a salient point in a television show or other activity at which the popularity thereof begins to wane: The Flintstones jumped the shark when a man from outer space came to visit them. The expression derives from an episode of the television sitcom 'Happy Days' in which Fonzie, clad in leather jacket and on water skis, jumps over a shark. That episode was widely seen as the beginning of the end for the formerly popular series.

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Gang Up On Someone Idiom