Knock Oneself Out Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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knock oneself out What does knock oneself out mean?	make a great effort	They really knocked themselves out trying to make the party successful.
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take (something) in stride What does "take (something) in stride" mean?	to accept good or bad luck and continue on	The boxer took his loss in stride and began to prepare for his next fight.
bump off (someone) What does "bump off (someone)" mean?	to kill someone	The criminal gang bumped off the leader of the other gang.
on the bench What does "on the bench" mean?	a judge is sitting and directing a session of court	There was no indication by the court of who would be sitting on the bench during the important trial.
a match made in heaven What does "a match made in heaven" mean?	a couple who get along perfectly	a couple who get along perfectlyWhen the two people finally got together it was a match made in heaven and everyone thought that they would stay together forever.
shape up or ship out What does "shape up or ship out" mean?	behave properly or leave	The employee was told to shape up or ship out because of her bad attitude.
dispose of (something) What does "dispose of (something)" mean?	to discard something, to destroy something, to get rid of something	We must dispose of our old sofa before we buy a new one.

learn (something) by rote What does "learn (something) by rote" mean?	to learn or memorize something without thinking about it	We learned many verbs by rote in the foreign language class.
get credit for (a course) What does "get credit for (a course)" mean?	to receive official recognition and credits after passing a course	I was able to get credit for the course which I took in the summer.
follow one's nose What does "follow one's nose" mean?	to go straight ahead, to be guided by instinct	We followed our nose until we found the train station.
swing What does "swing" mean?	participate in group sex, exchanges of sex partners, or other fashionable activities
all for (someone or something) What does "all for (someone or something)" mean?	to be very much in favor of someone or something	The woman is all for the manager and she never criticizes her.

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Knock Oneself Out Idiom