In Short Order Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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in short order What does in short order mean?	very quickly	I finished my work in short order and joined my friends at the restaurant.
in short order What does in short order mean?	very quickly	I finished my work in short order and joined my friends at the restaurant.
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hot under the collar What does "hot under the collar" mean?	very angry	Our boss is hot under the collar today because three of the staff came late.

turn (someone`s) stomach What does "turn (someone`s) stomach " mean?	make one feel sick, disgust someone	The sight of the dead dog on the road turned my stomach.
cloak-and-dagger What does "cloak-and-dagger" mean?	involving secercy and plotting	The spy was involved in some cloak-and-dagger operations.
cue (someone) in or cue in (someone) What does "cue (someone) in or cue in (someone)" mean?	to tell someone what is going on	I did not know what was happening until somebody cued me in.
able to do (something) blindfolded What does "able to do (something) blindfolded" mean?	to be able to do something easily and quickly	The car was easy to fix and we were able to do it blindfolded.
stretch What does "stretch" mean?	time period
lull (someone) to sleep What does "lull (someone) to sleep" mean?	cause someone to fall asleep	The mother spent a long time trying to lull her young baby to sleep.
Major league What does "Major league" mean?	Something major league is very important.

twiddle one`s thumbs What does "twiddle one`s thumbs" mean?	to not be busy, to not be working	We twiddled our thumbs all morning and did not get any work done.
blow the lid off (something) What does "blow the lid off (something)" mean?	to reveal something (often a wrongdoing)	The government investigation blew the lid off the illegal activities.
dead meat What does "dead meat" mean?	dead person (usually made in threat form)
rolling in money What does "rolling in money" mean?	to have lots of money	The man is rolling in money and he always has much money to spend.
What's new? What does "What's new?" mean?	What have you been doing?	"What's new?", I asked my friend after I hadn't seen him for three months.

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In Short Order Idiom