Have (something) Going For One Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Have (something) Going For One Idiom mean?

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have (something) going for one What does have (something) going for one mean?	have ability/talent/good looks	She has a lot going for her and I am sure that she will get the new job.
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decide in favor of (someone) What does "decide in favor of (someone)" mean?	to determine that someone is not guilty or is the winner of something	The court decided in favor of the government in its dispute with the striking workers.

bust (one's) ass What does "bust (one's) ass" mean?	work very hard; struggle.	I don't want to bust my ass here anymore.
patch up (something) What does "patch up (something)" mean?	to fix something	I have been trying to patch up my differences with my friend for many months.
doll (oneself) up or doll up (oneself) What does "doll (oneself) up or doll up (oneself)" mean?	to dress in fancy clothes	The woman was all dolled up for the party at the downtown hotel.
no flies on (someone) What does "no flies on (someone)" mean?	very fast or busy (too fast or busy for a fly to stay on someone)	There are no flies on my friend. He is always moving or going somewhere.
laugh (something) out of court What does "laugh (something) out of court" mean?	dismiss (a legal case) as being ridiculous	They laughed the case out of court when the woman tried to sue the dog's owner after the dog ate her flowers.
as a result of (something) What does "as a result of (something)" mean?	because of something that has happened	As a result of the car accident my friend could not work for several months.
stack the deck (of cards) against (someone) What does "stack the deck (of cards) against (someone)" mean?	to trick someone, to arrange things unfairly	The manager stacked the deck against his opponent when he went into the meeting.

(in) single file What does "(in) single file" mean?	stand in a line with one person behind the other	The students lined up in single file before they entered the auditorium.
in for a penny, in for a pound What does "in for a penny, in for a pound" mean?	after spending some money or time for something you should spend more time or money to finish the job completely	In for a penny, in for a pound and because we had already spent so much money repairing the car we decided to continue to pay more money until it was completely finished.
in and out What does "in and out" mean?	coming in and going out often	He has been in and out all day but I don`t know where he is at the moment.
have a chip on one's shoulder What does "have a chip on one's shoulder" mean?	have a tendency to try to get in a conflict with others	Our supervisor has a chip on his shoulder and is not an easy person to work with.
go from bad to worse What does "go from bad to worse" mean?	to get worse, to deteriorate	Things are going from bad to worse in our company.

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Have (something) Going For One Idiom