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jack up the price of (something) What does jack up the price of (something) mean?	to make a price higher	The steel company decided to jack up the price of steel at the beginning of the year.
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banker's hours What does "banker's hours" mean?	short work hours (like the old hours of a bank when they were rather short)	The man has his own company and likes to work banker's hours.

go bad What does "go bad" mean?	to become rotten/bad	The apples will go bad if they are not eaten soon.
get in (someone's) hair What does "get in (someone's) hair" mean?	to bother or irritate someone	The little boy often gets in his mother's hair.
call a meeting to order What does "call a meeting to order" mean?	to officially start a meeting	The president called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM.
read through something What does "read through something" mean?	to read all of something	I read through the test briefly before I started to answer the questions.
old hand at (doing something) What does "old hand at (doing something)" mean?	someone who is experienced and very good at doing something	Our boss is an old hand at fixing computers.
foot the bill What does "foot the bill" mean?	to pay for something	The company will foot the bill for my move to Paris.
curl up and die What does "curl up and die" mean?	to retreat and die	I wanted to curl up and die when I saw my old boyfriend at the party.
have a frog in one's throat What does "have a frog in one's throat" mean?	to have soreness in your throat that prevents you from talking well	I had a frog in my throat this morning before I left my house.

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Jack Up The Price Of (something) Idiom