Have A Field Day Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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have a field day What does have a field day mean?	have a wild time	The media had a field day with the scandal in the local city government.
have a field day What does have a field day mean?	to have a chance to do much of something that you want - especially the chance to criticize someone	The media had a field day with the scandal in the city government.
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hang one's hat (somewhere) What does "hang one's hat (somewhere)" mean?	to live or take up residence somewhere	I want to move and hang my hat in a small town somewhere.

Rolls What does "Rolls" mean?	Rolls-Royce.	Nice Rolls. How'd you afford it?
kick/turn over What does "kick/turn over" mean?	a motor starts	At first the engine wouldn`t start because it was too cold but finally it kicked over.
take up (time) What does "take up (time)" mean?	to fill/occupy time, to waste someone's time	Building model airplanes takes up most of my friend's time.
munchies What does "munchies" mean?	hunger, usually for snack food
get the ball rolling What does "get the ball rolling" mean?	begin	beginWe got up early to get the ball rolling on our project.

run hot and cold What does "run hot and cold" mean?	to be sometimes good/useful/effective/positive and sometimes the opposite	The reviews of the new movie are running hot and cold and I do not know if I will go to see it.
Army brat What does "Army brat" mean?	child in a regular Army family
make a meal of (something) What does "make a meal of (something)" mean?	to eat enough/much of one kind of food for one meal	We made a meal of the fish that we caught in the lake.
a leading question What does "a leading question" mean?	a question to a witness that is designed to suggest or produce the reply that is wanted by the questioner	The judge reprimanded the lawyer for continuing to ask leading questions during the trial.
point of view What does "point of view" mean?	one's way of thinking about something	I find it difficult to understand my friend's point of view on many issues.

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Have A Field Day Idiom