Have A Ball Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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have a ball What does have a ball mean?	have a good time	She had a ball at the party last night.
have a ball What does have a ball mean?	to have a good time	My friend had a ball at the party last night.
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gig What does "gig" mean?	a one-shot job or task (said often by people in the entertainment business)

create an uproar What does "create an uproar" mean?	to cause a sensation	The referees created an uproar when they asked the star player to leave the game.
hit a snag What does "hit a snag" mean?	run into a problem	The negotiations to end the teachers' strike hit a snag last night.
Wipe the smile of someone's face What does "Wipe the smile of someone's face" mean?	If you wipe the smile of someone's face, you do something to make someone feel less pleased with themselves.
seize an opportunity What does "seize an opportunity" mean?	to take advantage of an opportunity	I seized the opportunity to take the extra class as soon as I heard about it.
go in one ear and out the other What does "go in one ear and out the other" mean?	to hear something but then quickly forget it	Everything that the teacher says goes in one ear and out the other for my friend.
gray area What does "gray area" mean?	something difficult to define or put into a particular category, something that is not clear	Some of the legal issues were in a gray area.
figure out (something) What does "figure out (something)" mean?	to find an answer by thinking about something	Everyone is trying to figure out what our boss is going to do with the new equipment.
pass the time What does "pass the time" mean?	to fill up time by doing something	My grandfather usually passes the time reading and working in his garden.

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Have A Ball Idiom