Higher Education Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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higher education What does higher education mean?	education after graduating from high school - usually college or university	The government has recently invested a lot of money in higher education.
higher education What does higher education mean?	education after graduating from high school (usually college or university)	The government has recently invested a lot of money in higher education.
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have a finger in the pie What does "have a finger in the pie" mean?	be involved in something	The man has his finger in the pie of many businesses.

high-handed What does "high-handed" mean?	disregarding other's feelings, overbearing	The employer took a high-handed approach to the negotiations and they were not successful.
head over heels in love (with someone) What does "head over heels in love (with someone)" mean?	completely/deeply in love (with someone)	She fell head over heels in love with the guy that she met at the party.
give it up What does "give it up" mean?	stop now; quit now
in fact What does "in fact" mean?	actually, the truth is	He`s been to China before. In fact he`s been there three times.
extenuating circumstances What does "extenuating circumstances" mean?	the special circumstances that cause something to happen	We were able to avoid paying the parking ticket because of extenuating circumstances.

Packed like sardines What does "Packed like sardines" mean?	If a place is extremely crowded, people are packed like sardines, or packed in like sardines.
get behind (a person or idea) What does "get behind (a person or idea)" mean?	to support a person or idea	Although we did not agree with the manager we got behind his proposal at the meeting.

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Higher Education Idiom