Knock Off Work Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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knock off work What does knock off work mean?	quit work (for the day)	We knocked off work early so that we could go to the championship game.
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It takes a village to raise a child What does "It takes a village to raise a child" mean?	It takes many people to teach a child all that he or she should know.

take a leak What does "take a leak" mean?	to urinate	The man stopped at the side of the road to take a leak when he was walking home last night.
play one's ace What does "play one's ace" mean?	to use one's best resources (the ace is the most powerful card), to use all of one's power	I played my ace when I asked my boss for more money.
Make a request What does "Make a request" mean?	If you request something, or make a request, you are asking for something you want or need.
FYI What does "FYI" mean?	For Your Information	For Your InformationI wrote FYI on the information bulletin and sent it to the other members of the staff.
take up (somewhere) What does "take up (somewhere)" mean?	to begin somewhere, to start somewhere	We took up the lesson where we had finished last week.
bring (someone) up to speed What does "bring (someone) up to speed" mean?	to update someone with new information about something	The manager brought everybody up to speed about the new equipment.
dog-eat-dog What does "dog-eat-dog" mean?	ready or willing to fight and hurt others to get what one wants	It is a dog-eat-dog world in our company.
shoot out (something) What does "shoot out (something)" mean?	to stick or throw something outward	The man shot out his foot from under the table and made his friend fall down.
for good measure What does "for good measure" mean?	as a little extra, as a little more	The recipe called for one piece of garlic but for good measure we put in four pieces.

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Knock Off Work Idiom