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have a bone to pick with (someone) What does have a bone to pick with (someone) mean?	have a disagreement to discuss with someone	I have a bone to pick with my boss because of his criticism of me.
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Roll with the punches What does "Roll with the punches" mean?	Weather through tough times, try to minimize the trouble.	Sometimes in life you just have to roll with the punches, even when the punches feel like they are coming from Mike Tyson. Rolling with the punches is a technique used in boxing. The objective is to avoid receiving a direct hit with solid contact. The technique is to move away from the punch in an attempt to avoid the blow or at least create a glancing blow. A glancing blow being preferable to a direct hit.

fly the coop What does "fly the coop" mean?	to escape, to leave (like a chicken escaping from a chicken coop)	The two boys wanted to fly the coop when the school bell rang.
a long haul What does "a long haul" mean?	a long distance or trip	He is a long-haul trucker and is always out of town working.
a-hole What does "a-hole" mean?	asshole; a very annoying, dumb person (usually used in reference to men)
for good measure What does "for good measure" mean?	as a little extra, as a little more	The recipe called for one piece of garlic but for good measure we put in four pieces.
find one's way What does "find one's way" mean?	to discover the route to a place	We were lost for over an hour but we finally found our way.

ride herd on (someone) What does "ride herd on (someone)" mean?	to watch closely and control someone	The new supervisor likes to ride herd on the people who work for him.
rhyme or reason What does "rhyme or reason" mean?	a good plan or reason, a reasonable purpose or explanation (usually used in negative/interrogative/conditional sentences)	There was no rhyme or reason as to why my friend suddenly decided to quit his job.
from door to door What does "from door to door" mean?	moving from one door to another	The children went from door to door to collect money for the earthquake victims.
tie up (traffic) What does "tie up (traffic)" mean?	to slow down traffic, to cause road traffic to stop	The accident tied up the highway traffic for two hours last night.
live high off/on the hog What does "live high off/on the hog" mean?	to live well and eat good food	The woman is able to live high on the hog when she goes away on a business trip.
catch (someone) with their pants down What does "catch (someone) with their pants down" mean?	to surprise someone in an embarrassing situation or doing something that they should not be doing	The sales manager was caught with his pants down when he was asked for the sales figures that he did not have.

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Have A Bone To Pick With (someone) Idiom