Keep Still Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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keep still What does keep still mean?	do not move	I tried to keep still during the long lecture.
keep still What does keep still mean?	to not move	I tried to keep still during the long lecture.
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get down to business What does "get down to business" mean?	to start working or doing the business at hand	We decided to get down to business and try to finish our work quickly.

Cold light of day What does "Cold light of day" mean?	If you see things in the cold light of day, you see them as they really are, not as you might want them to be.
cash in one`s chips What does "cash in one`s chips" mean?	to exchange or sell something to get some money (from the chips used in a poker game)	I decided to cash in my chips and go back to school.
drum (something) into (someone's) head What does "drum (something) into (someone's) head" mean?	to make someone learn something by force	The teacher worked hard to drum the formulas into the heads of the students.
play off (one group against another) What does "play off (one group against another)" mean?	to match opposing persons/forces/interests for one`s own gain	Nobody likes the supervisor because he is always trying to play off one group of workers against another.
have had it up to here with (someone or something) What does "have had it up to here with (someone or something)" mean?	have reached the end of one's endurance or tolerance	The teacher has had it up to here with the bad behavior of the students.

bounceback What does "bounceback" mean?	patient who repeatedly returns to the hospital
suck (someone) in What does "suck (someone) in" mean?	to deceive someone	The man always sucks me in with his long and strange stories.
build (something) to order What does "build (something) to order" mean?	to make something especially for a customer	The family wanted to build their kitchen table to order.
in a pig`s eye What does "in a pig`s eye" mean?	unlikely, not so, never	Never in a pig`s eye will my friend be able to save enough money to go to Mexico for the winter.

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Keep Still Idiom