In Case Of Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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in case of What does in case of mean?	in the event of, if there should be, as a precaution	In case of fire we keep our computer backup files in a fireproof safe.
in case of What does in case of mean?	in the event of, if there should be, as a precaution	In case of fire, we keep our computer backup files in a fireproof safe.
	Some Random Idioms
with all one`s heart (and soul) What does "with all one`s heart (and soul)" mean?	with all one's energy and feeling	I tried with all my heart to get my friend a job at my company.

add up What does "add up" mean?	to total up to a certain amount	I began to add up the money that I owed my father.
in the twinkling of an eye What does "in the twinkling of an eye" mean?	very quickly	I went into the store and in the twinkling of an eye I lost my wallet.
take (someone) down a notch/peg or two What does "take (someone) down a notch/peg or two" mean?	to reprimand/scold someone who is acting arrogant, to make someone less proud or sure of himself or herself	The manager took the secretary down a notch or two with his criticism of her work.
give (someone) the runaround What does "give (someone) the runaround" mean?	to give someone excuses and delays	We tried to get a refund for our airplane tickets but the company gave us the runaround.

Beyond belief What does "Beyond belief" mean?	If people behave in such a way that you find it almost impossible to accept that they actually did it, then you can say that their behaviour was beyond belief.
rub (someone/someone's fur) the wrong way What does "rub (someone/someone's fur) the wrong way" mean?	to irritate someone (just as you would irritate a dog or cat if you rub their fur the wrong way)	The woman who I work with always rubs me the wrong way.

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