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get through to (someone) What does get through to (someone) mean?	to make someone understand something	I tried talking to the woman but I could not get through to her.
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out of the mouths of babes What does "out of the mouths of babes" mean?	something that a child says shows that they understand more about a situation than you thought that they did	The statement was right out of the mouths of babes. The little boy knew everything that was going on.

shuttle (someone) from place to place What does "shuttle (someone) from place to place" mean?	to move someone from place to place	The volunteer drivers shuttled the athletes from place to place during the sports event.
cook (something) up or cook up (something) What does "cook (something) up or cook up (something)" mean?	to cook something, to make some kind of plan	I plan to cook up some fish tonight. I do not know what my girlfriend is cooking up for the weekend but we will probably do something interesting.
in dispute What does "in dispute" mean?	something that is in disagreement	Most parts of the agreement are not in dispute.
Kindred spirit What does "Kindred spirit" mean?	A kindred spirit is someone who feels and thinks the way you do.
catch (someone) with their pants down What does "catch (someone) with their pants down" mean?	to surprise someone in an embarrassing situation or doing something that they should not be doing	The sales manager was caught with his pants down when he was asked for the sales figures that he did not have.
save face What does "save face" mean?	to preserve one`s good reputation or dignity when something has happened to hurt it	Our boss was very embarrassed when our company lost a lot of money. However, he was able to save face when he showed that the problems were outside of his control.

water under the bridge What does "water under the bridge" mean?	something that happened in the past and can`t be changed	It was terrible that your house was robbed but it is water under the bridge now and you must move forward.
smoke (something) out What does "smoke (something) out" mean?	to find out the facts about something	We finally were able to smoke out the reason why our boss left the company.
In a tick What does "In a tick" mean?	(UK) If someone will do something in a tick, they'll do it very soon or very quickly.

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Get Through To (someone) Idiom