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just in case (something happens) What does just in case (something happens) mean?	if something happens	I plan to take my umbrella just in case it rains today.
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like shooting fish in a barrel What does "like shooting fish in a barrel" mean?	one side in a competition is so weak that they have no chance of winning	The contest was like shooting fish in a barrel. It was very easy to win.
put in an appearance What does "put in an appearance" mean?	to appear somewhere for a short time	I was forced to put in an appearance at the party although I was very tired.
catch (someone) red-handed What does "catch (someone) red-handed" mean?	to catch someone in the act of doing something wrong or bad	The teacher caught the boys red-handed when they wrote on the school wall.
no love lost between (two people/groups) What does "no love lost between (two people/groups)" mean?	bad feelings or ill will between two people or groups	There is no love lost between my father and our neighbor.

have something down pat What does "have something down pat" mean?	know/understand something completely and thoroughly.	"I know I did well on the test. I had all thematerial down pat."
at a stretch What does "at a stretch" mean?	continuously	My friend sometimes works for three weeks at a stretch.
sit on one's hands What does "sit on one's hands" mean?	to do nothing, to fail to help	The manager sat on her hands and refused to do anything about the complaints that she had received.
In the country of the BLIND, the ONE-EYED man is KING What does "In the country of the BLIND, the ONE-EYED man is KING" mean?	A man of even limited ability is at a great advantage in the company of those less able.	It doesn't matter if you don't completely understand how the Internet works! You know more than anyone else here. So, in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king. An English proverb cited by John Ray in 1678 tells us that "a man were better be half blind than have both eyes out." Not only would he be able to avoid the ditch (fallen into by the blind leading the blind), he might find himself in a position if leadership. "In the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed man is king" is quoted in Erasmus' "Adagia," in 1536. We also see it in John Palsgrave's translation of the "Comedy of Acolastus." In 1522, in his "Why Come Yet Not to Court?" John Skelton tells us that: "an one eyed man is Well sighted when is is amonge blynde men."

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Just In Case (something Happens) Idiom