Keep (someone) Out Of One's Hair Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Keep (someone) Out Of One's Hair Idiom mean?

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keep (someone) out of one's hair What does keep (someone) out of one's hair mean?	to keep someone from annoying or bothering you	We tried hard to keep the little boy out of our hair while we were preparing for the wedding.
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read between the lines What does "read between the lines" mean?	to understand the meaning of something by guessing what is not said	The salesman did not say that no products were available but we could read between the lines and knew that there were none.

piss off What does "piss off" mean?	go away; get out of my sight
under (close) scrutiny What does "under (close) scrutiny" mean?	being watched or examined closely	The business owner was under close scrutiny after the accounting scandal.
Lap dog What does "Lap dog" mean?	A lap dog is a person who is eager to please another at the expense of his or her own needs in order to maintain a position of privilege or favor.
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.
draw (something) from (something) What does "draw (something) from (something)" mean?	to obtain something from something, to get something from something	The man draws much pleasure from his hobby of painting.
run (something) by (someone) again What does "run (something) by (someone) again" mean?	to say something again	I asked my colleague to run his ideas by me again.

absent-minded What does "absent-minded" mean?	to be forgetful	My grandfather is very absent-minded and often forgets his keys.
a yoke around (someone's) neck What does "a yoke around (someone's) neck" mean?	a burden, something that oppresses people	The legal problems of my friend were a yoke around his neck which he wanted to deal with.
couch potato What does "couch potato" mean?	lazy person who watches television, movies, or plays video games
a sharp tongue What does "a sharp tongue" mean?	a way of talking/speaking to others that is unkind/bad/critical	The woman has a sharp tongue and she says some very unkind things to others.

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Keep (someone) Out Of One's Hair Idiom