Have An Ear For (something) Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Have An Ear For (something) Idiom mean?

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have an ear for (something) What does have an ear for (something) mean?	have the ability to learn music or languages	My cousin has an ear for music and is a very good musician.
have an ear for (something) What does have an ear for (something) mean?	to have the ability to learn music or languages	The girl has an ear for languages and she can learn them very fast.
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break out of (something) What does "break out of (something)" mean?	to escape from something	Several prisoners tried to break out of prison last month.

get down to (something) What does "get down to (something)" mean?	to get started to do something	"Let`s get down to work so we can go home early."
heart stands still What does "heart stands still" mean?	be very frightened or worried	My heart stood still when I heard the story about the little boy and the fire.
able to breathe easily again What does "able to breathe easily again" mean?	to be able to relax after a busy and stressful time	I was able to breathe easily again when I knew that I would not miss my flight.
blackmail (someone) What does "blackmail (someone)" mean?	to extort/take money from someone by threatening him or her	The photographer tried to blackmail the famous actress with some photographs that he had taken.
weed out (someone or something) What does "weed out (someone or something)" mean?	remove what is unwanted, get rid of	I spent the morning weeding out the clothes that I don't wear anymore.
have the floor What does "have the floor" mean?	to have permission to speak in a meeting	The president had the floor for almost an hour during the meeting.

flat What does "flat" mean?	said of a woman with small breasts
fly off the handle What does "fly off the handle" mean?	to become angry	My friend flew off the handle when he saw the bill for the meal.
three sheets to the wind What does "three sheets to the wind" mean?	to be unsteady from drinking too much alcohol, to be drunk	I saw my neighbor walking down the street last night but he seemed to have three sheets to the wind.

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Have An Ear For (something) Idiom