Grit One's Teeth Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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grit one's teeth What does grit one's teeth mean?	to grind one's teeth together in anger and determination and reluctance	I grit my teeth and phoned my father to ask if I could borrow some money.
grit one's teeth What does grit one's teeth mean?	to grind one's teeth together in anger or from stress or determination	I grit my teeth and began to clean up after the students' party.
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throw (someone) off (someone's) trail What does "throw (someone) off (someone's) trail" mean?	to cause someone to lose the trail (when following someone or something)	The criminals were able to throw the police off their trail and they could escape easily.

one to a customer What does "one to a customer" mean?	each person can have or receive only one of something	The store had a limit of one to a customer of the cameras that were on sale.
freak out What does "freak out" mean?	to become angry or lose control of oneself	I freaked out when I discovered that my reservation had not been made.
open for business What does "open for business" mean?	a shop/restaurant/business that is open and ready to do business	The small shop is open for business after a long holiday.
Memory like an elephant What does "Memory like an elephant" mean?	'An elephant never forgets' is a saying, so if a person has a memory like an elephant, he or she has a very good memory indeed.
crazy about (someone or something) What does "crazy about (someone or something)" mean?	to like someone or something very much	My sister is absolutely crazy about rap music.
give (someone) a piece of one's mind What does "give (someone) a piece of one's mind" mean?	to scold or become angry with someone	When I met my friend yesterday, I gave her a piece of my mind.

off the beam What does "off the beam" mean?	to be wrong/mistaken	What he said about the new policy was off the beam and should be ignored by everybody.
as white as a sheet What does "as white as a sheet" mean?	very pale	I felt terrible this morning and in the mirror I looked as white as a sheet.
the way to a man's heart is through his stomach What does "the way to a man's heart is through his stomach" mean?	a woman can win a man's love if she gives him the food that he likes	The woman believed that the way to a man's heart is through his stomach and she spent a lot of time cooking for her husband.
under construction What does "under construction" mean?	being built or repaired	The hotel was still under construction, two years after it began.
scatter (something) around What does "scatter (something) around" mean?	to carelessly put something in different places	My papers are always scattered around my house and I am never able to find them.

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Grit One's Teeth Idiom