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have a lot of promise What does have a lot of promise mean?	have a good future ahead	The young racing horse has a lot of promise and should be a winner in the future.
have a lot of promise What does have a lot of promise mean?	to have a good future ahead	The young race horse has a lot of promise and should be a winner in the future.
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Bandit territory What does "Bandit territory" mean?	An area or an industry, profession, etc, where rules and laws are ignored or flouted is bandit territory.
will not hear of (something) What does "will not hear of (something)" mean?	will not allow or consider something	My aunt said that she will not hear of us staying at a hotel when we come to visit her.
No can do What does "No can do" mean?	No can do means that the speaker can't do whatever it is that has been asked of him or her.
have a big head What does "have a big head" mean?	to think that you are better than everyone else, to be conceited	My friend has a big head now that he has won the speech contest at university.
set up a meeting What does "set up a meeting" mean?	to make arrangements for a meeting	I am trying to set up a meeting with the manager of our department.
Crossing the Rubicon What does "Crossing the Rubicon" mean?	When a decisive and irrevocable step has been taken. To commit to a given course of action that permits no return is to cross the Rubicon.	Paul knew he had passed the Rubicon when he wrote the deposit check for the hall for the wedding reception. The actual Rubicon is a river in Northern Italy that flows into the Adriatic Sea. It is 15 miles (24 kilometers) long. The river is renowned because Julius Caesar prompted a three year civil war when he crossed this river in 49 B.C. to march against Pompey. Julius knew that "crossing the Rubicon" with his army in tact would be considered an act of aggression. Using the word Rubicon as a figurative boundary, limiting action was first seen in the 1600s.
have (something) on the brain What does "have (something) on the brain" mean?	to be obsessed with something, to never stop thinking or talking about something	The boy has cars and trucks on the brain and he does not think of anything else.

knock (someone's) block off What does "knock (someone's) block off" mean?	hit someone very hard (in the head), beat someone up	He was very angry and threatened to knock the block off of anyone who came near him.
a bad workman blames his tools What does "a bad workman blames his tools" mean?	someone blames his tools or the material that he is working with for his own bad work	The carpenter was angry that his saw did not cut well. As often happens, a bad workman blames his tools.
lose one's train of thought What does "lose one's train of thought" mean?	forget what one was talking or thinking about	I lost my train of thought when I was talking on the telephone to my friend.

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Have A Lot Of Promise Idiom