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get the blues What does get the blues mean?	to become sad or depressed	Every winter my neighbor seems to get the blues.
get the blues What does get the blues mean?	to become sad or depressed	The dull cloudy weather has caused me to get the blues.
get the blues What does get the blues mean?	to become sad or depressed	Every winter my neighbor seems to get the blues.
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step out of line What does "step out of line" mean?	to misbehave, to do something offensive/wrong	When the children step out of line their teacher becomes very angry.

run off at the mouth What does "run off at the mouth" mean?	to talk excessively	My classmate is always running off at the mouth about something.
call a meeting What does "call a meeting" mean?	to request that a meeting be held	The board of directors will call a meeting for next week.
run a fever/temperature What does "run a fever/temperature" mean?	to have a higher than normal body temperature	The little boy is running a temperature and should stay in bed all day.
stink What does "stink" mean?	be disgusting, unappealing, or undesirable
So it goes What does "So it goes" mean?	This idiom is used to be fatalistic and accepting when something goes wrong.
in due course What does "in due course" mean?	in the usual amount of time, at the right time	We will send the information to you in due course.
piece of work What does "piece of work" mean?	person of unappealing or undesirable character

blue plate special What does "blue plate special" mean?	daily special meal offered at a low price (usually in diners).	Would you like to hear about our blue plate special?
cause a stir What does "cause a stir" mean?	to cause people to become agitated and alarmed about something	The soccer player caused a stir when he began to criticize the referee.
foul one's own nest What does "foul one's own nest" mean?	to harm one's own interests, to bring discredit to one's family	I do not want to foul my own nest so I try to be very honest in all of my dealings with others.
quote a price What does "quote a price" mean?	to say in advance how much something will cost	I asked the salesman to quote a price for the new product.

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