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cut back What does "cut back" mean?	to use fewer or less of something	The company has been cutting back on entertainment expenses recently.

boffo What does "boffo" mean?	a successful movie, play, or other performance
have one's finger in the pie What does "have one's finger in the pie" mean?	to be involved in something	The man has his finger in the pie of many things at his workplace.
Go south What does "Go south" mean?	If things go south, they get worse or go wrong.
a road hog What does "a road hog" mean?	a car driver who uses more than his share of the road	The person in front of me on the highway was a road hog but I tried not to get angry.
up to par What does "up to par" mean?	at an expected or usual level or quality (par in golf is the usual number of strokes used to get around a golf course)	at an expected or usual level or quality (par in golf is the usual number of strokes used to get around a golf course)The product was not up to par and was sent back to the factory for further improvement.
wear the pants in one`s family What does "wear the pants in one`s family" mean?	to be the boss of a family or household	The woman wears the pants in her family and she is always telling her husband what to do.
a breach of the peace What does "a breach of the peace" mean?	causing a disturbance, violent or disorderly behavior	The man was charged with breach of the peace when he began fighting with the store clerk.
Brain surgery What does "Brain surgery" mean?	If something is not brain surgery, it isn't very complicated or difficult to understand or master.
get the cold shoulder (from someone) What does "get the cold shoulder (from someone)" mean?	be ignored, be rejected	Yesterday, one of the women who I work with gave me the cold shoulder all day.
hedge one's bets What does "hedge one's bets" mean?	reduce one's loss on something by counterbalancing the loss in some way	We will hedge our bets and go to a movie if the weather isn't good enough for camping.
feel (something) in one's bones What does "feel (something) in one's bones" mean?	sense something, have an intuition about something	I feel it in my bones that I am not going to get the job that I want.

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Have Something Up One`s Sleeve Idiom