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get a run for one's money What does get a run for one's money mean?	to receive a challenge, to receive what one deserves	The man got a run for his money when he decided to volunteer for the cleaning project.
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as busy as a one-armed paperhanger What does "as busy as a one-armed paperhanger" mean?	very busy	I was as busy as a one-armed paperhanger during the last two weeks.

do a number on What does "do a number on" mean?	betray; deceive (somebody or something)
bent on doing (something) What does "bent on doing (something)" mean?	to be determined to do something	The young boys are bent on buying the old car to fix it up.
in the soup What does "in the soup" mean?	in serious trouble, in disorder	She is in the soup now that she has had a big fight with her boss.
all in all What does "all in all" mean?	in summary, after considering everything	We had a few problems but all in all the meeting was successful.
in one's salad days What does "in one's salad days" mean?	in one's youth	In her salad days my mother was a very good dancer.

live for the moment What does "live for the moment" mean?	live without planning for the future	The young man lives for the moment and has no money saved for the future.
in one's blood What does "in one's blood" mean?	to be built into one's personality or character	My cousin has music in her blood and is very good at it.
spread oneself too thin What does "spread oneself too thin" mean?	to try to do too many things at one time	My sister has been spreading herself too thin lately and is not accomplishing very much of anything.
cold turkey What does "cold turkey" mean?	immediate and complete withdrawal from something on which one has become dependent (used when someone stops taking addictive drugs or tries to stop a bad habit)	The government program helped the drug addicts stop using heroin cold turkey. The man plans to quit smoking cold turkey.
get out of (something) What does "get out of (something)" mean?	to avoid doing something that you should do or that you said you would do	I was able to get out of my piano practice yesterday.

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Get A Run For One's Money Idiom