Hit The Bull`s Eye Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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hit the bull`s-eye What does hit the bull`s-eye mean?	go to the most important part of a matter, reach the main question	She hit the bull`s-eye when she suggested that decreasing costs was more important than increasing sales.
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when the cat's away the mice will play What does "when the cat's away the mice will play" mean?	when someone in charge of children/students/workers is away then they will enjoy themselves and stop working	The teacher returned to the classroom and everyone was running around. It was a perfect example that when the cat's away the mice will play.

by the dozen What does "by the dozen" mean?	twelve at a time	We usually buy bottles of water by the dozen.
dead letter What does "dead letter" mean?	a piece of mail that cannot be delivered or returned to the sender	The letter with no return address went back to the post office as a dead letter.
scarf down What does "scarf down" mean?	eat greedily and quickly
make good time What does "make good time" mean?	be successful in arriving at a destination in a short time or quicker than you expected	We made good time yesterday and arrived home before it got dark.
Shanks's pony What does "Shanks's pony" mean?	(UK) If you go somewhere by Shanks's pony, you walk there.
in the black What does "in the black" mean?	to be successful, to be making money, to be profitable	The new company has been in the black for many years now.

party line What does "party line" mean?	the official ideas of a group (usually political) that must be followed by all members	The members of the political party were forced to follow the party line on most issues.
make (someone's) hair curl What does "make (someone's) hair curl" mean?	to surprise or shock someone (used for a story or experience)	The horror movie made my hair curl.
fat of the land What does "fat of the land" mean?	the best of everything (without having to work for it)	My friend wants to move to the country and live off the fat of the land.
rake off (some money) What does "rake off (some money)" mean?	to steal a portion of a payment/money	The cashiers were raking off some of the money from the store.
reckon with (someone or something) What does "reckon with (someone or something)" mean?	to confront and deal with someone or something	I do not know how I will reckon with any more problems with our apartment manager.

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Hit The Bull`s Eye Idiom