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get on one`s high horse What does get on one`s high horse mean?	to behave with arrogance	Our boss likes to get on his high horse and give orders to everyone.
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fly by the seat of one`s pants What does "fly by the seat of one`s pants" mean?	to do something by instinct rather than by knowledge or logic	I was forced to fly by the seat of my pants when my computer broke and I had to try and fix it.

sitting pretty What does "sitting pretty" mean?	to be in a favorable situation	My uncle is sitting pretty with his new job and high salary.
kill off (something) What does "kill off (something)" mean?	kill or end completely, destroy	The pollution in the river has killed off all of the fish.
sit back and let (something) happen What does "sit back and let (something) happen" mean?	to relax and not interfere in something	I did not want to sit back and let things happen so I began to make some phone calls about my situation.
Beyond our ken What does "Beyond our ken" mean?	If something's beyond your ken, it is beyond your understanding.
Many hands make light work What does "Many hands make light work" mean?	a lot of help will make a job seem easy	Many hands make light work and having lots of people to help made the job easy.
Heart in your mouth What does "Heart in your mouth" mean?	If your heart is in your mouth, then you feel nervous or scared.

Freudian Slip What does "Freudian Slip" mean?	If someone makes a Freudian slip, they accidentally use the wrong word, but in doing so reveal what they are really thinking rather than what they think the other person wants to hear.
two-faced What does "two-faced" mean?	disloyal, untrustworthy	I think that our supervisor is two-faced and cannot be trusted.
and then some What does "and then some" mean?	and much more besides.	A: "I'd guess your new computer cost about $2,000."B: "It cost that much and then some because I also boughtextra RAM and VRAM."
rat race What does "rat race" mean?	an endless hurried existence, a fierce struggle for success	The man sometimes finds it too much of a rat race to live and work in a big city.
all eyes What does "all eyes" mean?	watching very closely, wide-eyed with surprise	My friend is all eyes when he goes to a basketball game.
change the subject What does "change the subject" mean?	to begin talking about something different	I tried to change the subject when my friend began to talk about the money that I owed him.

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Get On One`s High Horse Idiom