Get A Black Eye Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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get a black eye What does get a black eye mean?	to get a bruise near one's eye from being hit, to have one's reputation harmed	The little boy got a black eye when he bumped into the door.
get a black eye What does get a black eye mean?	to get a bruise near one's eye from being hit, to have one's reputation harmed	The little boy got a black eye when he bumped into the door. The company got a black eye because of the scandal.
get a black eye What does get a black eye mean?	to get a bruise or darkened eye after being hit or after bumping into something	The boy got a black eye when he fell in the playground.
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by way of (something) What does "by way of (something)" mean?	as a substitute for something, as a form/example of something	By way of introduction the man gave everyone his business card.

jerk off What does "jerk off" mean?	masturbate (men only)
raise Cain What does "raise Cain" mean?	to create a disturbance, to cause trouble	The boys began to raise Cain at the dance and were asked to leave.
up until What does "up until" mean?	until	I was in the library up until midnight last night.
mum What does "mum" mean?	mother; mom

give (someone) the green light What does "give (someone) the green light" mean?	to give someone permission to proceed with a project	The city gave us the green light to begin the new project.
keep one's hands off (someone or something) What does "keep one's hands off (someone or something)" mean?	to refrain from touching/handling someone or something	The man was told to keep his hands off his neighbor's dog.
Slow boat to China What does "Slow boat to China" mean?	This idiom is used to describe something that is very slow and takes a long time.
all manner of (someone or something) What does "all manner of (someone or something)" mean?	all types of people or things	There were all manner of people at the party.
throw (something) into the bargain What does "throw (something) into the bargain" mean?	to include something in a deal	The owner of the store threw some DVD'S into the bargain when I purchased a DVD player.
cover one's back What does "cover one's back" mean?	do something to protect yourself from criticism or future blame	I was very careful to cover my back when dealing with the lawyers.

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