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get it on What does get it on mean?	have sexual relations
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call a spade a spade What does "call a spade a spade" mean?	to describe something as it really is, to speak plainly	I decided to call a spade a spade and tell our supervisor what I think is wrong with our workplace.
live high off/on the hog What does "live high off/on the hog" mean?	to live well and eat good food	The woman is able to live high on the hog when she goes away on a business trip.
get made What does "get made" mean?	become part of a group; be allowed to join a group.	He got made in the Mafia when he was only seventeen.
get out of a jam What does "get out of a jam" mean?	to get free from a problem or bad situation	I got out of a jam this morning when my coworker came to help me finish the job.
go on a binge What does "go on a binge" mean?	to eat or do too much of something	My friend went on a binge and ate too much chocolate.
by a whisker/hair What does "by a whisker/hair" mean?	just barely, by a very small amount	The marathon runner won the race by a whisker.

wear one`s heart on one`s sleeve What does "wear one`s heart on one`s sleeve" mean?	to show one`s feelings openly	The man wore his heart on his sleeve when he talked about his sick son.
sell (something) at a loss What does "sell (something) at a loss" mean?	to sell something and lose money	We were forced to sell the computers at a loss.
at large What does "at large" mean?	to be free, to not be captured	The criminal was at large for many months.
put the cart before the horse What does "put the cart before the horse" mean?	to do things in the wrong order	I think that buying a ticket before we make our holiday plans is putting the cart before the horse.

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