Kid Around (with Someone) Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Kid Around (with Someone) Idiom mean?

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kid around (with someone) What does kid around (with someone) mean?	tease and joke with someone	The students were kidding around with the teacher after the class.
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scrape (something) up What does "scrape (something) up" mean?	to find or gather something with some effort	My friend scraped up some money and came to visit me during the summer.
(something)-minded What does "(something)-minded" mean?	to be thinking about something, to focus on something	The girl is very sports-minded and she loves to participate in any kind of sport that she can.
have one's back to the wall What does "have one's back to the wall" mean?	be in a defensive position	The boy has his back to the wall and must pass his exam or leave school.
Short-change What does "Short-change" mean?	If you are short-changed, someone cheats you of money or doesn't give you full value for something.
beat the pants off (someone) What does "beat the pants off (someone)" mean?	to beat someone severely, to win against someone easily in a race or a game	Our team beat the pants off the other team very easily.
out of one`s hair What does "out of one`s hair" mean?	to get rid of an annoying person or thing	My sister is trying to get her daughter out of her hair.
talk big What does "talk big" mean?	to talk boastfully, to brag	The man is always talking big but nobody believes what he says.
lull (someone) to sleep What does "lull (someone) to sleep" mean?	cause someone to fall asleep	The mother spent a long time trying to lull her young baby to sleep.
work like a horse What does "work like a horse" mean?	to work very hard	My grandfather worked like a horse when he was a young man.
thou What does "thou" mean?	one-thousand

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Kid Around (with Someone) Idiom