In Dutch (with Someone) Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does In Dutch (with Someone) Idiom mean?

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in Dutch (with someone) What does in Dutch (with someone) mean?	in trouble with someone	The boy was in Dutch with his father for breaking the window.
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Sunday best What does "Sunday best" mean?	fancy, elegant clothing

enough is as good as a feast What does "enough is as good as a feast" mean?	what you have or have done should be satisfactory/enough	Enough is as good as a feast and having just enough can be as good as having much of something.
hit the sauce What does "hit the sauce" mean?	drink alcohol heavily and regularly	He has been hitting the sauce recently although he says that he doesn`t drink.
speak the same language What does "speak the same language" mean?	to have similar ideas/tastes/opinions as someone else	I think that I speak the same language as the new supervisor in our company.
cut two ways What does "cut two ways" mean?	to be capable of having two opposite effects, to produce advantages and disadvantages	My decision to complain to our boss could cut two ways and cause him to be happy or angry with me.
chew out (someone) or chew (someone) out What does "chew out (someone) or chew (someone) out" mean?	to scold someone roughly	The teacher chewed out the student for talking in class.

make a mountain out of a molehill What does "make a mountain out of a molehill" mean?	make something seem much more important than it really is.	"Calm down. There's really nothing to worry about.You're making a mountain out of a molehill."
bone of contention What does "bone of contention" mean?	a reason for quarrels, the subject of a fight	The family cottage was a major bone of contention after the father died.
stack What does "stack" mean?	pile of toast, French toast, or pancakes
rubbish What does "rubbish" mean?	nonsense; foolish talk or ideas

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In Dutch (with Someone) Idiom