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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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force (someone's) hand What does "force (someone's) hand" mean?	to force a person to reveal his or her plans or strategies or secrets	Our lawyer forced the opposing lawyer's hand.
open with (something) What does "open with (something)" mean?	to start out with something	The convention opened with a speech from the president of our company.
up front What does "up front" mean?	honest, correct	He was very up front when giving me the information about the new office.
mug What does "mug" mean?	study; learn quickly or intensively
chicken out What does "chicken out" mean?	avoid something due to fear.	He chickened out at the last minute and didn't take the bet.
know (something) in one's bones What does "know (something) in one's bones" mean?	know and sense something, have an intuition about something	I know it in my bones that I am not going to pass my English exam.

whole enchilada What does "whole enchilada" mean?	everything, all of something	I decided to buy the whole enchilada when I saw the set of dishes and kitchen goods.
Look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves What does "Look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves" mean?	(UK) If you look after the pennies, the pounds will look after themselves, meaning that if someone takes care not to waste small amounts of money, they will accumulate capital. ('Look after the pence and the pounds will look after themselves' is an alternative form of this idiom.)
throw oneself at (someone's) feet What does "throw oneself at (someone's) feet" mean?	to behave in a very humble and contrite manner	I was forced to throw myself at the manager's feet and apologize for the mistake that I had made.
a mine of information What does "a mine of information" mean?	someone or something that is full of information	The old man was a mine of information when we were writing about the history of the town.
On the wallaby track What does "On the wallaby track" mean?	(AU) In Australian English, if you're on the wallaby track, you are unemployed.
one's number is up What does "one's number is up" mean?	something bad will happen to someone	I think that the manager's number is up and he will soon be fired from his job.

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Have A Lot Of Promise Idiom