Hit (someone) Hard Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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hit (someone) hard What does hit (someone) hard mean?	affect someone strongly	The death of the woman's father hit her very hard.
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get one's walking papers What does "get one's walking papers" mean?	to get fired	The young man got his walking papers for being late too often.

go to the dogs What does "go to the dogs" mean?	to deteriorate, to become bad	Many things in our city have gone to the dogs during the last ten years.
a song and dance What does "a song and dance" mean?	an excuse	My friend gave me a song and dance about being busy but I did not believe him.
able to (do something) with one's eyes closed/shut What does "able to (do something) with one's eyes closed/shut" mean?	to be able to do something very easily	The car mechanic was able to fix my car with his eyes closed.
a know-it-all What does "a know-it-all" mean?	a person who acts as if he or she knows everything	He is a know-it-all and nobody likes to be around him.
firing on all cylinders What does "firing on all cylinders" mean?	to be working and making every possible effort	We were firing on all cylinders when we began work on the new project.
blind leading the blind What does "blind leading the blind" mean?	someone who does not know how to do something themselves tries to explain it to other people	It was like the blind leading the blind when I tried to help my friend fix his car. I do not know anything about cars.
Beat to the punch What does "Beat to the punch" mean?	If you beat someone to the punch, you act before them and gain an advantage.
deem it to be necessary What does "deem it to be necessary" mean?	to believe that something is necessary	The judge deemed it to be necessary to postpone the trial for a week.

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Hit (someone) Hard Idiom