In Someones Black Books Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does In Someones Black Books Idiom mean?

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in (someone's) black books What does in (someone's) black books mean?	to be in disgrace or in disfavor with someone	The boy is in his girlfriend's black books because he was late for their date.
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one way or another What does "one way or another" mean?	somehow	One way or another I am going to attend the annual general meeting tomorrow.

turn (someone's) head What does "turn (someone's) head" mean?	to distract someone, to make someone notice you	The woman's beautiful dress turned everybody's head. It was beautiful.
PA What does "PA" mean?	Public Address System	Public Address SystemEvery morning the children listened to the latest school information over the PA.
small/wee hours (of the night/morning) What does "small/wee hours (of the night/morning)" mean?	the hours immediately after midnight	My father likes to read the newspaper in the small hours of the night.
on standby What does "on standby" mean?	to be waiting for a seat/ticket to become available on a train/plane/bus	We decided to fly to visit my parents on standby.
dupe What does "dupe" mean?	fool, trick, or swindle somebody
local color What does "local color" mean?	the traditional features of a place which give it its own character	The weekend vegetable market added much local color to the small town.

the more the merrier What does "the more the merrier" mean?	the more people who participate in an activity then the more enjoyable the activity will be	The more the merrier, we thought as we invited many people to our dinner party.
double dipper What does "double dipper" mean?	person who receives compensation inappropriately from two sources
squirrel away (something) or squirrel (something) away What does "squirrel away (something) or squirrel (something) away " mean?	to hide or store something	My niece likes to squirrel away as much money as possible from her part-time job.
lion's share (of something) What does "lion's share (of something)" mean?	the larger share of something	I gave the lion's share of my old CD collection to my neighbor.
put two and two together What does "put two and two together" mean?	to understand or figure something out after learning all the facts	I put two and two together and realized why my boss was absent last month.
take (someone) at his or her word What does "take (someone) at his or her word" mean?	to believe what someone says and act accordingly	I decided to take the woman at her word when she invited me to see her pottery demonstration.

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In Someones Black Books Idiom