Keep One's Distance From (someone Or Something) Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Keep One's Distance From (someone Or Something) Idiom mean?

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keep one's distance from (someone or something) What does keep one's distance from (someone or something) mean?	maintain a certain distance from someone or something	The girl always keeps her distance from the other students in the class.
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grass is always greener on the other side (of the fence) What does "grass is always greener on the other side (of the fence)" mean?	a place or a situation that is far away or different seems better than one's present situation	My cousin is always looking for a new job. For her the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.

bread and butter What does "bread and butter" mean?	one's income, the source of someone's food	The man's business is his bread and butter and he works very hard to make it successful.
shmen What does "shmen" mean?	freshmen; first-year college students
over-the-top What does "over-the-top" mean?	excessive; unnecessary; exaggerated
a hard sell What does "a hard sell" mean?	an attitude where you pressure someone to buy something	The car dealer gave me a hard sell on the new car so I went to another dealer.
dough What does "dough" mean?	money; cash.	Where'd you get the dough to pay for that TV?
in good with (someone) What does "in good with (someone)" mean?	in someone's favor	My cousin is in good with his boss and has an easy time at work.
step on (someone`s) toes What does "step on (someone`s) toes" mean?	to do something that embarrasses or offends someone else	The supervisor stepped on many people`s toes at work and now he has many enemies.
serve as a guinea pig What does "serve as a guinea pig" mean?	to allow some kind of test to be performed on someone	I was not happy that I had to act as a guinea pig for the managers who were testing the new training material.
Moot point What does "Moot point" mean?	If something's a moot point, there's some disagreement about it: a debatable point. In the U.S., this expression usually means that there is no point in debating something, because it just doesn't matter. An example: If you are arguing over whether to go the beach or to the park, but you find out the car won't start and you can't go anywhere, then the destination is said to be a moot point.
fall in love (with someone) What does "fall in love (with someone)" mean?	begin to feel love for someone	begin to feel love for someoneHe fell in love with a woman from his university class and they got married several months later.
barf What does "barf" mean?	vomit

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Keep One's Distance From (someone Or Something) Idiom