Knock Back Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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knock back What does knock back mean?	drink rapidly
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on credit What does "on credit" mean?	to be purchased by using credit	I purchased the stereo on credit.

open Pandora's box What does "open Pandora's box" mean?	to uncover more problems/issues than you expected or wanted	The investigation of the company was like opening Pandora's box. Many other problems were discovered.
riff What does "riff" mean?	brief piece of music played by one musician.	Nice riff. Let me hear it again.
score What does "score" mean?	summary of information such as news, weather, or sports
with all the fixings What does "with all the fixings" mean?	all the extra things that come with some meals	We ordered the meal with all the fixings.
somewhere in the neighborhood of (an amount of money or something) What does "somewhere in the neighborhood of (an amount of money or something)" mean?	approximately a particular measurement/amount	There were somewhere in the neighborhood of fifty people at the meeting.
feel puny What does "feel puny" mean?	feel unwell, ill.	"Ted was feeling puny yesterday, so he decidednot to go to work."

close call/shave What does "close call/shave" mean?	an accident that almost happens but does not happen	I had a close call this morning when the truck almost hit me.
jump out of one`s skin What does "jump out of one`s skin" mean?	to be badly frightened, to be very surprised	I almost jumped out of my skin when I saw my boyfriend at the movie theater with another girl.
have one's finger in the pie What does "have one's finger in the pie" mean?	to be involved in something, to receive money for something	The new manager has his finger in the pie of many small businesses.
figure on (something) What does "figure on (something)" mean?	to depend on something, to be sure about something	You can figure on many people coming to the party next week.
do credit to (someone) What does "do credit to (someone)" mean?	to add to someone's reputation	The woman's graduation thesis did credit to her hard work and patience.

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Knock Back Idiom