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have a lot on one's mind What does have a lot on one's mind mean?	have many things to worry about	She has a lot on her mind with her new job and her new boyfriend.
have a lot on one's mind What does have a lot on one's mind mean?	to have many things to worry about	I have a lot on my mind with my new job and new apartment.
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straight What does "straight" mean?	heterosexual as opposed to homosexual or bisexual

Penny wise, pound foolish What does "Penny wise, pound foolish" mean?	Someone who is penny wise, pound foolish can be very careful or mean with small amounts of money, yet wasteful and extravagant with large sums.
in a bad mood What does "in a bad mood" mean?	sad, depressed	I was in a bad mood after I wrote the university exam.
step/tread on (someone`s) toes What does "step/tread on (someone`s) toes" mean?	to do something that interferes with or offends someone else	I do not want to tread on my supervisor's toes because he is not in a good mood today.
people who live in glass houses should not throw stones What does "people who live in glass houses should not throw stones" mean?	you should not complain about other people unless you are perfect yourself	The man always criticizes his friend for gossiping about other people but people who live in glass houses should not throw stones. He always does the same thing himself.
spick-and-span What does "spick-and-span" mean?	to be very clean, to be very neat	The house was spick-and-span when we returned from our holiday.
lend (someone) a hand or lend a hand to (someone) What does "lend (someone) a hand or lend a hand to (someone)" mean?	to help someone with something	I will ask my friend to lend me a hand when I move.

as white as a ghost What does "as white as a ghost" mean?	very pale because of fear or shock or illness	My sister became as white as a ghost when she saw the man at the window.
set one's heart on (something) What does "set one's heart on (something)" mean?	to select something as one's goal	The young runner set his heart on winning the marathon.
Pigs might fly What does "Pigs might fly" mean?	If you think something will never happen or succeed, you can say that 'pigs might fly' (or 'pigs can fly' and 'pigs will fly'- the idiom is used in many forms)
have one's hand in the till What does "have one's hand in the till" mean?	to be stealing money from a company or an organization	The clerk had her hand in the till so we decided to fire her.

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Have A Lot On One's Mind Idiom