Have Growing Pains Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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have growing pains What does have growing pains mean?	a child or organization has difficulties in its growth	The new company is having growing pains as it trys to meet the demands for its services.
have growing pains What does have growing pains mean?	to have difficulties in the growth of a child or organization etc.	The new company is having growing pains as it tries to meet the big demand for its services.
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knock (someone) dead What does "knock (someone) dead" mean?	put on a stunning performance for someone	The performance of the jazz group knocked the audience dead.
ciao What does "ciao" mean?	idiom. good-bye (from Italian).	I'm off now, ciao.
give (someone) a head start What does "give (someone) a head start" mean?	to allow someone to start earlier than others	We gave my friend a head start in the treasure hunting contest.
draw fire What does "draw fire" mean?	to receive criticism for something	The government began to draw fire when they announced changes to the health care system.
take (someone) down a notch/peg or two What does "take (someone) down a notch/peg or two" mean?	to reprimand/scold someone who is acting arrogant, to make someone less proud or sure of himself or herself	The manager took the secretary down a notch or two with his criticism of her work.
back to the drawing board What does "back to the drawing board" mean?	to go back and start a project or idea from the beginning	The boss does not like our idea so we must go back to the drawing board.
Come up roses What does "Come up roses" mean?	If things come up roses, they produce a positive result, especially when things seemed to be going badly at first.

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Have Growing Pains Idiom