Get A Raw Deal Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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get a raw deal What does get a raw deal mean?	to receive unfair or bad treatment	The secretary got a raw deal when she was forced to work late everyday.
get a raw deal What does get a raw deal mean?	to receive unfair or bad treatment	The secretary got a raw deal when she had to work late everyday.
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pushing up daisies What does "pushing up daisies" mean?	to be dead and buried	My uncle has been pushing up daisies for several years now.

clean out (something) or clean (something) out What does "clean out (something) or clean (something) out" mean?	to empty something, to tidy something by removing something	We spent the day trying to clean out our garage.
a little hard work never hurt/killed anyone What does "a little hard work never hurt/killed anyone" mean?	one should expect to do hard or difficult work and not try to avoid doing it	one should expect to do hard or difficult work and not try to avoid doing itThe mother said that a little hard work never hurt anyone and asked her son to clean the kitchen.
Barking up the wrong tree What does "Barking up the wrong tree" mean?	If you are barking up the wrong tree, it means that you have completely misunderstood something or are totally wrong.
Slippery customer What does "Slippery customer" mean?	A person from whom it is difficult to get anything definite or fixed is a slippery customer.
let the grass grow under one`s feet What does "let the grass grow under one`s feet" mean?	to be idle, to be lazy, to waste time	My friend is never content to let the grass grow under his feet. He is always busy.

Grease someone's palm What does "Grease someone's palm" mean?	If you grease someone's palm, you bribe them to do something.
lowlife What does "lowlife" mean?	unappealing, unreliable, cruel person
cop a plea What does "cop a plea" mean?	plead guilty to a lesser charge when in court.	The prostitute copped a plea and got probation.
get up and go What does "get up and go" mean?	energy.	"I'm really tired. I don't have any get up andgo."

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Get A Raw Deal Idiom