Haul (someone) In Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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haul (someone) in What does haul (someone) in mean?	take someone to the police station, arrest someone	The police hauled the man in because he was drinking while driving.
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cream of the crop What does "cream of the crop" mean?	the best	When our company hires new employees we always look for the cream of the crop.
bull in a china shop What does "bull in a china shop" mean?	someone who is clumsy and upsets other people or plans	Our boss was like a bull in a china shop when I saw him at the meeting last week.
a slave to (someone or something) What does "a slave to (someone or something)" mean?	someone who is under the control of someone or something	My mother is a slave to her desire to watch soap operas on television.
get one's money's worth What does "get one's money's worth" mean?	to get everything (or even a little more) that one has paid for	We got our money's worth when we were able to spend the day at the water park.
back to basics What does "back to basics" mean?	an approach in education that uses traditional ideas or methods that have been successful in the past	The teacher believes that back to basics is important in her classroom and the parents are happy with the results.

sack What does "sack" mean?	the tackling of a player in football (American)
road hog What does "road hog" mean?	driver who takes up too much space on a road
weasel out of (something) What does "weasel out of (something)" mean?	decide not to do something in a sneaky way	My friend weaseled out of helping us clean up the yard.
deal with (someone) What does "deal with (someone)" mean?	to act in a specific way toward someone, to do business with someone	The company is planning to deal with the late employee soon.
have them rolling in the aisles What does "have them rolling in the aisles" mean?	make an audience laugh a lot	The speaker had them rolling in the aisles when he gave his talk.

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Haul (someone) In Idiom