Have A Word With (someone) Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Have A Word With (someone) Idiom mean?

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have a word with (someone) What does have a word with (someone) mean?	talk briefly with someone	I will have a word with my boss before he goes home tonight.
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eat like a bird What does "eat like a bird" mean?	to eat only a small amount of food	The girl eats like a bird and is very slim.

move to (do something) What does "move to (do something)" mean?	to propose to do something (usually at a meeting)	I will move to have another meeting next week so we can discuss the problem.
in the works What does "in the works" mean?	to be in preparation, to be in the process of being planned or developed	The camera company has a new camera in the works but nobody knows about it.
Honours are even What does "Honours are even" mean?	If honours are even, then a competition has ended with neither side emerging as a winner.
pull down (someone) What does "pull down (someone)" mean?	to humiliate someone	The scandal pulled down the local politician from his position in the government.
set foot (somewhere) What does "set foot (somewhere)" mean?	to go or enter somewhere	The chef has not set foot in her restaurant for several months now.
chop shop What does "chop shop" mean?	place where stolen cars are cut apart, the resulting parts sold individually
More than one string to their bow What does "More than one string to their bow" mean?	A person who has more than one string to their bow has different talents or skills to fall back on.

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Have A Word With (someone) Idiom