Get (something) Out Of The Way Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Get (something) Out Of The Way Idiom mean?

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get (something) out of the way What does get (something) out of the way mean?	to take care of some business, to do/finish something	We got our work out of the way and began to plan for the weekend.
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go out of fashion/style What does "go out of fashion/style" mean?	to become unfashionable	Striped pants have recently gone out of fashion.

bad blood (between people) What does "bad blood (between people)" mean?	unpleasant feelings between people	There was much bad blood between the three brothers.
thumbnail sketch What does "thumbnail sketch" mean?	a short or small picture or description	The police made a thumbnail sketch of the bank robber.
Cool as a cat What does "Cool as a cat" mean?	To act fine when you a actually scared or nervous
one's name is mud What does "one's name is mud" mean?	a person`s reputation is bad	His name is mud now that he has been charged by the police with stealing money from his company.
point the finger (of blame) at (someone) What does "point the finger (of blame) at (someone)" mean?	to blame someone for doing something wrong, to identify someone as being guilty	The waitress pointed the finger of blame at the cook when the police began to investigate the murder.

give (someone) the bum's rush What does "give (someone) the bum's rush" mean?	to make someone leave a place quickly	The club owner gave us the bum's rush when we began to make too much noise.
sell like hotcakes What does "sell like hotcakes" mean?	to sell very quickly	The children's toys were selling like hotcakes at the end of the year.
Whistling past the graveyard What does "Whistling past the graveyard" mean?	If someone is whistling past the graveyard, they are trying to remain cheerful in difficult circumstances. ('Whistling past the cemetery' is also used.)
shove one's way somewhere What does "shove one's way somewhere" mean?	to make a path through a crowd by pushing	We shoved our way into the department store for the big sale.
fall asleep What does "fall asleep" mean?	to go to sleep	I fell asleep as soon as I arrived home.

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Get (something) Out Of The Way Idiom