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get a rise out of (someone) What does get a rise out of (someone) mean?	to tease or have fun with someone by making him or her angry or annoyed	We got a rise out of the teacher when we opened the window in the cold weather.
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keep an eye on (someone or something) What does "keep an eye on (someone or something)" mean?	watch and take care of something (but not just look at something)	"Will you keep an eye on the baby while I go to the store."

give (someone) one`s word What does "give (someone) one`s word" mean?	to make a promise to someone	My friend gave me his word that he would meet me at the library.
hump What does "hump" mean?	have sexual relations
go through the roof What does "go through the roof" mean?	to go very high	The price of oil is going through the roof.
under fire What does "under fire" mean?	being shot at or attacked, under (verbal) attack	The owner of the company is under fire for not paying his employees a fair salary.
green around the gills What does "green around the gills" mean?	to be looking sick	The girl looked green around the gills when she left the nurse's office.
up one`s alley What does "up one`s alley" mean?	something one is good at or enjoys	Computer programming is right up his alley and he is very good at it.

munchies What does "munchies" mean?	craving for food, usually junk food
take up a collection What does "take up a collection" mean?	to collect money for something	We plan to take up a collection for the wife of the dead manager.
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.
tub of lard What does "tub of lard" mean?	a fat person	The young boys always call the chubby boy a tub of lard.
out of the ordinary What does "out of the ordinary" mean?	to be unusual	There was nothing out of the ordinary that the police saw at the scene of the accident.
sit on its/their hands What does "sit on its/their hands" mean?	an audience refuses to applaud	The members of the audience sat on their hands after the performance by the singer.

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Get A Rise Out Of (someone) Idiom