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Have A Handle On (something) Idiom This
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. have a handle on (something)
What does have a handle on (something) mean? | have control or an understanding of something | I finally have a handle on my work and it is going very well.
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| | Mealy-mouthed
What does "Mealy-mouthed" mean? | A mealy-mouthed person doesn't say what they mean clearly. |
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| | easy does it
What does "easy does it" mean? | doing something slowly or without sudden movements |
"Easy does it," I said as we moved the large piano.
| steel pot
What does "steel pot" mean? | helmet made of steel with a plastic liner |
| Let the cat out of the bag
What does "Let the cat out of the bag" mean? | To divulge a secret. | Don't let the cat out of the bag about Susan's Christmas present.
At medieval markets, unscrupulous traders would display a pig for sale. However, the pig was always given to the customer in a bag, with strict instructions not to open the bag until they were some way away. The trader would hand the customer a bag containing something that wriggled, and it was only later that the buyer would find he'd been conned when he opened the bag to reveal that it contained a cat, not a pig. Therefore, "letting the cat out of the bag" revealed the secret of the con trick. | freak somebody out
What does "freak somebody out" mean? | stun, surprise, or shock somebody |
| Ship came in
What does "Ship came in" mean? | If your ship has come in, something very good has happened to you. |
| buy (something) on credit
What does "buy (something) on credit" mean? | to buy something without paying cash |
My friend had no money so he decided to buy some furniture on credit.
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| | idiot box
What does "idiot box" mean? | television set | My friend sits in front of the idiot box all day and never gets any work done.
| snag
What does "snag" mean? | trouble; difficulty |
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