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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put our/your heads together What does "put our/your heads together" mean?	to confer about something, to discuss something	We put our heads together to think of a new name for the football team.

force someone's hand What does "force someone's hand" mean?	make someone do something that they don't want to do at that time	make someone do something that they don't want to do at that timeThe man threatened to quit his job so the company decided to force his hand and make him either continue or quit.
drop a hint What does "drop a hint" mean?	to casually make a hint or suggestion about something	The clerk dropped a hint that he wanted to transfer to a new department.
come to What does "come to" mean?	to regain consciousness	The woman came to a few hours after the accident.
cheek by jowl What does "cheek by jowl" mean?	side by side, close together	The boxes were placed in the room cheek by jowl and nothing else could fit in.
go to the dogs What does "go to the dogs" mean?	to deteriorate, to become bad	Many things in our city have gone to the dogs during the last ten years.
catch (someone) napping What does "catch (someone) napping" mean?	to find someone asleep, to find someone unprepared for something	The boss caught the employee napping and became very angry.
leap to conclusions What does "leap to conclusions" mean?	decide something without having all the facts	Our teacher leaped to conclusions when she accused the boy of breaking the window.
get out of (somewhere) What does "get out of (somewhere)" mean?	to leave somewhere, to escape	I want to hurry and get out of my house so I will not be late for work.
also-ran What does "also-ran" mean?	somebody or something that performs poorly in a race or other competition.	He's just another also-ran in this election. No chance of winning.
right and left What does "right and left" mean?	on both sides, on all sides, everywhere	The child looked right and left before he crossed the road.

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Get One's Start Idiom