Grub Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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grub What does grub mean?	hardworking, serious student
grub What does grub mean?	messy, dirty person.	He's a total grub, never bathes or washes his clothes.
grub What does grub mean?	food.	What does someone have to do in this diner to get some grub?
grub What does grub mean?	food; meal
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meet the requirements (for something) What does "meet the requirements (for something)" mean?	fulfill the requirements (for something)	The young woman was unable to meet the requirements to enter medical school.

tapped What does "tapped" mean?	tired; fatigued; exhausted
charley horse What does "charley horse" mean?	a cramp in one's arm or leg from straining oneself	I got a charley horse after running this morning.
something else What does "something else" mean?	to be so good as to be beyond description, to be something entirely different	The movie was something else. It was the best movie that I have seen in many years.
fix up (something) or fix (something) up What does "fix up (something) or fix (something) up" mean?	to repair something, to put something back in good condition	We want to fix up our house this summer.
on the heels of (something) What does "on the heels of (something)" mean?	soon after something	There was a large rain storm on the heels of the wind storm.

have a lot of promise What does "have a lot of promise" mean?	have a good future ahead	The young racing horse has a lot of promise and should be a winner in the future.
arrange for (someone or something) What does "arrange for (someone or something)" mean?	to make practical plans for something to happen or someone to do something	We arranged for someone to come and fix our broken shower.
tooth and nail What does "tooth and nail" mean?	fiercely, (fighting) as hard as possible	We fought tooth and nail to build the new wing of the hospital.
get one's comeuppance What does "get one's comeuppance" mean?	to get the punishment that one deserves	The woman got her comeuppance when she was forced to apologize to the other woman in the company.

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