Get It Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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get it What does get it mean?	understand something (often negative).	"I don't get it. What do you mean?"
get it What does get it mean?	to understand something, to understand a joke	Everybody was laughing at the joke but I did not get it.
get it What does get it mean?	be punished or chastized.	You're gonna get it if you don't stop now.
get it What does get it mean?	understand (a joke, information, an idea)
get it What does get it mean?	to understand something, to understand a joke	Everybody was laughing at the joke but I did not get it.
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let (someone) know (about something) What does "let (someone) know (about something)" mean?	tell/inform someone about something	"Let me know when you are ready to go to the movie."
black out What does "black out" mean?	to lose consciousness	The man blacked out during the parade and he had to sit down and rest.
Here's mud in your eye! What does "Here's mud in your eye!" mean?	Drink up! (a drinking toast)	"Here's mud in your eye," I said as we drank a toast to my new job.
make sense What does "make sense" mean?	seem reasonable	His new proposal really does make sense.
separate the men from the boys What does "separate the men from the boys" mean?	to separate competent people from less competent people	Some people say that joining the military is a good way to separate the men from the boys.
punitive damages What does "punitive damages" mean?	extra damages awarded to someone in order to punish them and to deter others	The patient was awarded a large amount of money as punitive damages in his lawsuit against the hospital.
don sackcloth and ashes What does "don sackcloth and ashes" mean?	to behave in a way that shows that you are very sorry for something that you have done wrong - in ancient Biblical times people wore very uncomfortable sackcloth (cloth for sacks) for mourning and al	The man was asked to don sackcloth and ashes to repent for his terrible mistake.
feel on top of the world What does "feel on top of the world" mean?	to feel very good	I feel on top of the world and I plan to go dancing tonight.

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