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hooked on (something) What does hooked on (something) mean?	addicted to a drug or someting similar, enthusiastic about something	The man has been hooked on drugs since he was a teenager.
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bore (someone) stiff/to death What does "bore (someone) stiff/to death" mean?	to bore someone very much	Most of the guests at the wedding were bored stiff with the long speeches.

bats in the belfry What does "bats in the belfry" mean?	crazy, eccentric (bats are not birds but are mammals that can fly)	I think that my boss has bats in the belfry. His ideas are absolutely crazy.
jolt to a stop What does "jolt to a stop" mean?	stop moving suddenly which causes a jolt	The train jolted to a stop when the engineer put the brakes on.
jive turkey What does "jive turkey" mean?	dumb person	You're such a jive turkey, John. You couldn't have messed up more!

red-carpet treatment What does "red-carpet treatment" mean?	to receive special/royal treatment	I always receive the red-carpet treatment when I go and visit my aunt.
take off one's hat to (someone) What does "take off one's hat to (someone)" mean?	to offer praise for someone's good accomplishments	You have to take off your hat to the person who organized the sporting event.
have second thoughts about (someone or something) What does "have second thoughts about (someone or something)" mean?	to have doubts about someone or something	We are beginning to have second thoughts about going camping on our holiday.
cakewalk What does "cakewalk" mean?	something simple, easy, or straight-forward.	Total cakewalk, that test.
peyote What does "peyote" mean?	mescaline

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Hooked On (something) Idiom