Get A Checkup Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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get a checkup What does get a checkup mean?	to receive a physical examination by a doctor	I go to the doctor every year to get a checkup.
get a checkup What does get a checkup mean?	to receive a physical examination from a doctor	I go to the doctor every year to get a checkup.
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on the off-chance What does "on the off-chance" mean?	in case something may happen, the slight possibility that something may happen	I asked the salesman if he had a part for my computer on the off-chance that he may have one in his store.

Down to the short strokes What does "Down to the short strokes" mean?	Approaching the end of a long process.	Building a house is a long ordeal. Just when you think you are down to the short strokes something unexpected comes up. When a golfer begins at the tee, he hits the ball towards the green by driving, or using a long stroke. When the ball is on the green, he must get the ball in the hole by putting - or taking "short" strokes.
fire away at (someone or something) What does "fire away at (someone or something)" mean?	to shoot at someone or something, to ask many questions	The students began to fire away at the speaker after he finished his speech.
all right (2) What does "all right (2)" mean?	(2): fair; not particularly good.	A: "How's your chemistry class?"B: "It's all right, I guess, but it's not the best class I'veever had."
play by the rules What does "play by the rules" mean?	follow the generally accepted rules of something	follow the generally accepted rules of somethingThe team members refused to play by the rules so they were asked to leave the tournament.
blackmail (someone) What does "blackmail (someone)" mean?	to extort/take money from someone by threatening him or her	The photographer tried to blackmail the famous actress with some photographs that he had taken.
go without (something) What does "go without (something)" mean?	to manage to survive or do well without something	We had to go without water for two days in our apartment.
Wallflower What does "Wallflower" mean?	A woman politician given an unimportant government position so that the government can pretend it takes women seriously is a wallflower.

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Get A Checkup Idiom