Hung Up On Someone Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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hung up on someone What does hung up on someone mean?	be obsessed with another person	be obsessed with another personThe young woman has been hung up on a member of her tennis club for many months now.
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can`t see the forest for the trees What does "can`t see the forest for the trees" mean?	to be unable to understand the whole picture of something because you are only looking at small parts of it	Our boss has no understanding of most problems because he can't see the forest for the trees.
butt naked What does "butt naked" mean?	completely nude
cut-rate What does "cut-rate" mean?	a price that is lower than usual	We went to a cut-rate furniture store to buy some new furniture for our apartment.
No questions asked What does "No questions asked" mean?	If something is to be done and no questions asked, then it doesn't matter what methods are used or what rules are broken to ensure that it gets done.
blood is thicker than water What does "blood is thicker than water" mean?	family members are closer to one another than to others	Blood is thicker than water and people usually support and help their family in times of trouble.
toss off (an answer) What does "toss off (an answer)" mean?	to make or say something easily without trying or thinking hard	The boy was able to easily toss off the answer to the question when the teacher asked him.

roll up one`s sleeves What does "roll up one`s sleeves" mean?	to get ready for a hard job, to prepare to work hard or seriously	"Let`s roll up our sleeves and begin to work so that we can finish early."
an ear to the ground What does "an ear to the ground" mean?	attention that is paid to the way things are going or the way people feel and think	The president has an ear to the ground and knows everything that is going on in our company.

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Hung Up On Someone Idiom