In The Bargain Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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in the bargain What does in the bargain mean?	in addition to what was agreed upon	There was a camping stove in the bargain when we bought the camping equipment at the store.
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at the top of the hour What does "at the top of the hour" mean?	at the exact beginning of the hour (12:00, 1:00 etc.)	The radio news always starts at the top of the hour.
boondocks What does "boondocks" mean?	remote, isolated area (often a village or town)
have an eye for (something) What does "have an eye for (something)" mean?	to be able to judge something correctly, to have good taste in something	My father has an eye for ceramic plates and he has a large collection of them.
blow to smithereens What does "blow to smithereens" mean?	to explode into tiny pieces	The gas tanker was blown to smithereens during the accident.
figure out (someone or something) What does "figure out (someone or something)" mean?	to try to understand someone or something, to solve something	I finally figured out how to use the new DVD recorder.
come to light What does "come to light" mean?	to be discovered, to become known	It has come to light that the company recently lost millions of dollars.

Jump the shark What does "Jump the shark" mean?	Said of a salient point in a television show or other activity at which the popularity thereof begins to wane: The Flintstones jumped the shark when a man from outer space came to visit them. The expression derives from an episode of the television sitcom 'Happy Days' in which Fonzie, clad in leather jacket and on water skis, jumps over a shark. That episode was widely seen as the beginning of the end for the formerly popular series.
dead set against (something) What does "dead set against (something)" mean?	to be determined not to do something	The parents are dead set against their son going to Europe for a year.
put one's two cents (worth) in What does "put one's two cents (worth) in" mean?	to add one's comments to (something)	I tried to put my two cents in at the meeting but nobody would listen to me.
bullshit What does "bullshit" mean?	nonsense; rubbish; foolish talk or ideas.	That's such bullshit, I don't believe any of it.

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In The Bargain Idiom