Get Made Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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get made What does get made mean?	be identified as; be caught as.	He got made as a cop and was killed.
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.
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break someone's heart What does "break someone's heart" mean?	make someone feel very disappointed/discouraged/sad.	"Joe broke his mother's heart when he droppedout of school."

take on the look/appearance of (something) What does "take on the look/appearance of (something)" mean?	to begin to have the look of something	My friend has begun to take on the look of a university professor although he has only been working at the university for a short time.
on active duty What does "on active duty" mean?	to be in battle or ready to go into battle	The soldiers were on active duty when the hurricane reached the shore.
a labor of love What does "a labor of love" mean?	something done for personal pleasure and not for money	The man's book is a labor of love and he doesn`t expect to make any money from it.
bugger off What does "bugger off" mean?	imp. go away; shove off.	Bugger off. Just go away.
out of the corner of one's eye What does "out of the corner of one's eye" mean?	with a quick glance at something	I saw the big truck out of the corner of my eye.

cross (someone's) palm with silver What does "cross (someone's) palm with silver" mean?	to give money to someone for a service	We crossed the hotel clerk's palm with silver to get a good room.
give (someone) enough rope and he or she will hang themself What does "give (someone) enough rope and he or she will hang themself" mean?	give someone enough time and freedom to do what they want and they will make a mistake or get into trouble and be caught	"Don`t worry about trying to fight him. If you give him enough rope he will hang himself."
put in time What does "put in time" mean?	to spend time doing something	He put in a lot of time fixing up his house and now it looks very beautiful.
bear fruit What does "bear fruit" mean?	to yield or give results	The woman's hard work at her business finally began to bear fruit when she started to make money.
Hay is for horses What does "Hay is for horses" mean?	This idiom is used as a way of telling children not to say the word 'hey' as in hey you or hey there.

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