Get A Raise Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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get a raise What does get a raise mean?	to get an increase in one's salary	My sister works hard and she recently got a raise in her new job.
get a raise What does get a raise mean?	to get an increase in one's salary	My sister works hard and she recently got a raise in her new job.
get a raise What does get a raise mean?	to get an increase in one's salary	My friend was not able to get a raise this year.
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in good faith What does "in good faith" mean?	with good and honest intentions	I went to the mediation session in good faith to try and resolve the dispute.
ahead of one's time What does "ahead of one's time" mean?	to have ideas or attitudes that are more advanced than those of others	The ideas of the politician were very much ahead of his time.
turkey What does "turkey" mean?	dumb person
schmuck What does "schmuck" mean?	penis
in one's second childhood What does "in one's second childhood" mean?	interested in or doing things that children normally do	My uncle is in his second childhood and has just bought a sports car.
break a law What does "break a law" mean?	to fail to obey a law	The young man broke the law when he drove his friend's car without a proper license.

under construction What does "under construction" mean?	being built or repaired	The hotel was still under construction, two years after it began.
draw blood What does "draw blood" mean?	to make a wound that bleeds, to anger someone	The politician was very careful not to draw blood during the debate.
buff What does "buff" mean?	prepare a patient and details of care so discharge or transfer to another service will go smoothly.	Just buff the patient's chart and get him out of here already.
make out (something) What does "make out (something)" mean?	understand something by making an effort	I can never make out what my friend wants to say when he phones me.

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Get A Raise Idiom