Have A Hand In (something) Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Have A Hand In (something) Idiom mean?

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have a hand in (something) What does have a hand in (something) mean?	be partly responsible for something	I think that the woman had a hand in getting her friend fired from her job.
have a hand in (something) What does have a hand in (something) mean?	to be involved or play a part in (doing something)	The new teacher has a hand in the recent changes to the cafeteria rules.
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in one`s mind`s eye What does "in one`s mind`s eye" mean?	in one`s imagination	I tried to relax and in my mind`s eye pretend that I was on a beautiful island.
have a ball What does "have a ball" mean?	have a good time	She had a ball at the party last night.
get on the good side of (someone) What does "get on the good side of (someone)" mean?	to get in someone's favor	I took my aunt to a nice restaurant in order to get on her good side.
get (someone`s) goat What does "get (someone`s) goat" mean?	to irritate someone	My friend is always getting my goat and I am tired of him.
not know the first thing about (someone or something) What does "not know the first thing about (someone or something)" mean?	to not know anything about someone or something	I do not know the first thing about carpets so we asked a specialist to repair the carpet in our apartment.
catch on What does " catch on " mean?	to understand something, to learn about something	I was finally able to catch on and understand the math problem.
red-hot What does "red-hot" mean?	very hot, creating much excitement or demand	The new video game is red-hot and many people are waiting to buy one.
come to What does "come to" mean?	to regain consciousness	The woman came to a few hours after the accident.
little pitchers have big ears What does "little pitchers have big ears" mean?	small children often hear things that you think they won't notice or things that they are not supposed to hear	Little pitchers have big ears and we were very surprised that the little boy understood everything that we had said.
for better or worse What does "for better or worse" mean?	depending on how one looks at a matter, including both the good or bad effects of something	For better or worse, I have decided to quit my job and move to Brazil.

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Have A Hand In (something) Idiom