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have/has ('ve/'s) got What does have/has ('ve/'s) got mean?	have/has.	"John's got a son whose name is Benjamin and adaughter whose name is Shannon."
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V-ball What does "V-ball" mean?	volleyball

nip What does "nip" mean?	small drink of alcohol taken quickly
dead end What does "dead end" mean?	the end of a road, an impasse	The negotiations between the players and the owners have reached a dead end.
follow in (someone's) footsteps What does "follow in (someone's) footsteps" mean?	to do what someone else has done (especially to do the same job as one's father or mother)	The young man followed in his father's footsteps and decided to become an accountant.
on credit What does "on credit" mean?	without paying cash	We usually buy most of our furniture on credit.
bail (someone) out What does "bail (someone) out" mean?	pay a sum of money that allows someone to get out of jail while waiting for a trial	The family of the accused criminal paid much money to bail him out.
bum (someone) out What does "bum (someone) out" mean?	discourage or depress someone
hold up What does "hold up" mean?	keep up one`s courage or spirits	Her spirits are holding up quite well even though she does not have a job now.
Put your hand on your heart What does "Put your hand on your heart" mean?	If you can out your hand on your heart, then you can say something knowing it to be true.
shoot one`s wad What does "shoot one`s wad" mean?	to spend all of one`s money, to say everything that is on one`s mind	My friend shot his wad at a casino while on vacation last winter.

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Have/has ('ve/'s) Got Idiom