Jack Up The Price Of Something Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Jack Up The Price Of Something Idiom mean?

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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 will jack up the price of steel at the beginning of the year.
jack up the price (of something) What does jack up the price (of something) mean?	to raise the price of something	The store jacked up the prices of their summer stock at the beginning of the summer.
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come to a standstill What does "come to a standstill" mean?	to stop	The circus came to a standstill when the elephant escaped from his cage.
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Bee's Knees What does "Bee's Knees" mean?	If something is the bee's knees, it's outstanding or the best in its class.
in a pinch What does "in a pinch" mean?	okay when nothing else is available	The other tool will do in a pinch if we can`t find the correct one.
struggle to the death What does "struggle to the death" mean?	a bitter struggle either to success or failure	The lion and the tiger were engaged in a struggle to the death.

uncut What does "uncut" mean?	not circumcised
right off the bat What does "right off the bat" mean?	immediately, from the beginning	I told my boss right off the bat that we did not need a new computer for the office.
a good deal of (something) What does "a good deal of (something)" mean?	much of something, a lot of something	We had a good deal of paint remaining after we finished painting the room.
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Jack Up The Price Of Something Idiom