Hold Out (one's Hand) Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Hold Out (one's Hand) Idiom mean?

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hold out (one's hand) What does hold out (one's hand) mean?	reach out, extend	She held out her hand to help her mother climb up the stairs.
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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 you are not watching someone they may get into trouble, when a person with authority is absent then those below him or her can do whatever they want	When the cat's away, the mice will play and when the teacher left the classroom the students began to play.

holy Moses What does "holy Moses" mean?	used to express strong feelings of astonishment, pleasure or anger	"Holy Moses! It is already noon and I haven`t even started work yet."
pork out What does "pork out" mean?	eat greedily and quickly
pie hole What does "pie hole" mean?	mouth
out on bail What does "out on bail" mean?	to be out of jail after bail money has been paid	The man is out on bail after being arrested for stealing money from his company.
throw money at (something) What does "throw money at (something)" mean?	to try to solve a problem by spending money on it	The president of our company is willing to throw much money at a problem to try and solve it.
grit one's teeth What does "grit one's teeth" mean?	to grind one's teeth together in anger and determination and reluctance	I grit my teeth and phoned my father to ask if I could borrow some money.
ballsy What does "ballsy" mean?	aggressive.	Don't be so ballsy. People don't like it.

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Hold Out (one's Hand) Idiom