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have a scrape with (someone or something) What does have a scrape with (someone or something) mean?	come into contact with someone or something	I had a scrape with the building owner and I must be very careful of what I say now.
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go for it What does "go for it" mean?	give it a try; do it;

two bits What does "two bits" mean?	twenty-five cents, a quarter of a dollar	I bought several used books for two bits each.
attracted to (someone) What does "attracted to (someone)" mean?	feel a physical or emotional attraction to someone	feel a physical or emotional attraction to someoneI was attracted to the woman at the party from the moment that I first met her.
forbidden fruit What does "forbidden fruit" mean?	something that one finds attractive partly because it is illegal or immoral or prohibited	Entering the old building was forbidden fruit for the young boys.
Blood and thunder What does "Blood and thunder" mean?	An emotional speech or performance is full of blood and thunder.
put a spin on (something) What does "put a spin on (something)" mean?	to interpret an event to make it seem favorable to oneself	The politician tried to put a spin on the bad publicity that she had recently been receiving.
on a diet What does "on a diet" mean?	to be trying to lose weight by eating less food	I have been on a diet for two months now.
fink What does "fink" mean?	informer; someone who reveals secrets

end up (doing something or going somewhere) What does "end up (doing something or going somewhere)" mean?	to do something that one had not planned to do, to go somewhere one had not planned to go	We ended up going to a restaurant after the movie last night.
get (someone) down What does "get (someone) down" mean?	to make someone unhappy, to cause discouragement	The long commuting time is getting my friend down so she wants to quit her job.
get cold feet What does "get cold feet" mean?	to become afraid at the last minute	The student got cold feet and cancelled his plans to go to China.
Pot Calling the Kettle Black What does "Pot Calling the Kettle Black" mean?	Someone who criticises another but who is just as much at fault themselves.	George complaining that I talk too much is kind of like the pot calling the kettle black. From Cervantes' classic: *Don Quixote.*
Every ass likes to hear himself bray What does "Every ass likes to hear himself bray" mean?	This means that people like the sound of their own voice.

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Have A Scrape With (someone Or Something) Idiom