Keep Something Under One`s Hat Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Keep Something Under One`s Hat Idiom mean?

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Bottoms up! What does "Bottoms up!" mean?	everybody should drink now (this expression is used at the end of a drinking toast)	"Bottoms up," our host said at the beginning of the dinner.
air ball What does "air ball" mean?	a throw in basketball that entirely misses the net.	Air balls all the time. You can't ever make a shot.
honkie What does "honkie" mean?	white (Caucasian)
run an errand What does "run an errand" mean?	to take a short trip to do a specific thing	I was late for work because I had to run an errand in the morning.
sock it to (someone) What does "sock it to (someone)" mean?	to give everything that one is capable of to do something	The president socked it to the audience during his speech at the convention.

get one's feet wet What does "get one's feet wet" mean?	start a new project cautiously	start a new project cautiouslyBefore getting my feet wet I spent many months studying the plans for the new project.
get all dolled up What does "get all dolled up" mean?	to get dressed up in one's best clothes	The woman got all dolled up for the party.
last but not least What does "last but not least" mean?	in the last place but not the least important	Last but not least the boy came up to the front of the class to receive his report card.
set up shop (somewhere) What does "set up shop (somewhere)" mean?	to establish one's place of work somewhere	The small fire alarm company decided to set up shop in the suburbs of the city.
vicious circle What does "vicious circle" mean?	unbroken sequence of cause and effect with bad results	He had fallen into a vicious circle of drinking too much and then losing his job and then drinking even more.

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Keep Something Under One`s Hat Idiom