Give (someone) A Break Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Give (someone) A Break Idiom mean?

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give (someone) a break What does give (someone) a break mean?	to give someone a chance	We decided to give the woman a break and not complain about her bad manners.
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can`t see the forest for the trees What does "can`t see the forest for the trees" mean?	to be unable to understand the whole picture of something because you are only looking at small parts of it	He has no understanding of most problems because he can't see the forest for the trees.

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.
gaydar What does "gaydar" mean?	sense or intuition about who is homosexual (from gay + radar).	My gaydar is never wrong. He's homosexual.
without batting an eye What does "without batting an eye" mean?	casually	The criminal kept changing his story without batting an eye.
you can lead/take a horse to water but you can't make him drink What does "you can lead/take a horse to water but you can't make him drink" mean?	you can give someone the opportunity to do something but you can't get him or her to do it if they don't want to	The woman took her children to the park but they were not interested in playing in the playground. You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink.
make (someone) look good What does "make (someone) look good" mean?	cause someone to appear successful or competent	The new sales contract that I had won made me look good.
meat and potatoes What does "meat and potatoes" mean?	basic and strong, have simple tastes in food and other things	My friend's taste in food and life is one of a basic meat-and-potatoes approach.

Like white on rice What does "Like white on rice" mean?	If you do something like white on rice, you do it very closely: When Bob found out I had front row tickets for the concert, he stuck to me like white on rice.
cat gets one`s tongue What does "cat gets one`s tongue" mean?	one cannot speak because of shyness	The cat got the woman's tongue and she could not say anything at all.
as black as a skillet What does "as black as a skillet" mean?	very black	The bottom of the little boy's feet were as black as a skillet.
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.
give voice to (something) What does "give voice to (something)" mean?	to speak out about something	The small organization gives voice to many of the poor people in the city.

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Give (someone) A Break Idiom