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go through (something) What does go through (something) mean?	to examine something carefully, to search carefully for something, to examine something	The police went through the house to look for a weapon.
go through (something) What does go through (something) mean?	to discuss something, to look at something, to do something	The teacher decided to go through the exercise after the test.
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take (someone) at his or her word What does "take (someone) at his or her word" mean?	to believe what someone says and act accordingly	I decided to take the woman at her word when she invited me to see her pottery demonstration.
out of hand What does "out of hand" mean?	immediately and without consulting anyone	The police dismissed my complaint about my neighbors out of hand.
ram (something) down (someone's) throat What does "ram (something) down (someone's) throat" mean?	to force someone to do or agree to something that they do not want	The lawyer rammed the settlement down my throat even though I was not happy with it.
go off half-cocked What does "go off half-cocked" mean?	to act or speak without thinking	Our boss often goes off half-cocked when he is at a meeting.
table a motion What does "table a motion" mean?	to postpone the discussion of something during a meeting	We tabled a motion to discuss the safety issue at another time.
a copycat What does "a copycat" mean?	someone who copies another person`s work etc.	The boy is a copycat and copies the other students' work.
talk through one`s hat What does "talk through one`s hat" mean?	to say something without knowing or understanding the facts	Our supervisor is talking through his hat and does not know what he is talking about.

stat What does "stat" mean?	immediately.	Get him to the ER stat.
high What does "high" mean?	intoxicated from alcohol or drugs
eleventh-hour decision What does "eleventh-hour decision" mean?	a decision that is made at the last possible minute	The government made an eleventh-hour decision to save the hospital.
burn one`s fingers What does "burn one`s fingers" mean?	to suffer from a bad experience	My father burned his fingers in the stock market and he does not want to invest money there again.
trump card What does "trump card" mean?	something that is kept back to be used to win success if other things do not work	The man's trump card was his knowledge of the sales figures that nobody else knew.

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Go Through (something) Idiom