Get One's Start Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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get one's start What does get one's start mean?	to receive the first major opportunity of one's career	The newspaper owner got his start by selling papers when he was a child.
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blue blood What does "blue blood" mean?	someone from a noble or wealthy or aristocratic family	The art exhibition attracted many of the blue bloods in the town.

wear the pants in one`s family What does "wear the pants in one`s family" mean?	to be the boss of a family or household	The woman wears the pants in her family and she is always telling her husband what to do.
fall back What does "fall back" mean?	to move back, to go back	The runner fell back from the other runners during the race.
parental units What does "parental units" mean?	parents; father and mother
wizard What does "wizard" mean?	cool; neat; excellent (no longer used).	That's so wizard. It's amazing.
let (someone) go What does "let (someone) go" mean?	discharge someone from a job, fire someone	The company has decided to let several hundred workers go in order to become profitable again.
have other fish to fry What does "have other fish to fry" mean?	have other or more important things to do	I have other fish to fry and do not want to get involved with the small problems in my company.

have an ear for (something) What does "have an ear for (something)" mean?	to have the ability to learn music or languages	The girl has an ear for languages and she can learn them very fast.
no heroic measures What does "no heroic measures" mean?	idiom. no performing CPR or other drastic procedures to resuscitate a patient
Kicked to touch What does "Kicked to touch" mean?	Touch is a zone of the playing field in Rugby. Kicked to touch means the ball was put safely out of play. Idiomatic usage usually means a person has deftly avoided an issue in argument.
face to face What does "face to face" mean?	in person	I had a face-to-face meeting with my supervisor to talk about my job performance.
Take your eye off the ball What does "Take your eye off the ball" mean?	If someone takes their eye off the ball, they don't concentrate on something important that they should be looking at.

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Get One's Start Idiom