Lay/light Into (someone) Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Lay/light Into (someone) Idiom mean?

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lay/light into (someone) What does lay/light into (someone) mean?	attack someone with words	As soon as I came into work this morning my boss laid/lit into me about my poor sales performance last month.
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Grass may be greener on the other side but it's just as hard to mow What does "Grass may be greener on the other side but it's just as hard to mow" mean?	'The grass may be greener on the other side but it's just as hard to mow' is an expression used to mean a person's desire to have that which another person has in the belief it will make their life easieris false as all situations come with their own set of problems.

dyke What does "dyke" mean?	lesbian
Shoot yourself in the foot What does "Shoot yourself in the foot" mean?	If you shoot yourself in the foot, you do something that damages your ambition, career, etc.
gofer What does "gofer" mean?	somebody whose job is to fetch or bring trivial items to more important people
iron What does "iron" mean?	gun
pin one's hopes/faith on (someone or something) What does "pin one's hopes/faith on (someone or something)" mean?	to put one's hope/trust/faith in someone or something	I am not going to pin my hopes on getting a promotion next month.

big enchilada What does "big enchilada" mean?	the biggest and most important thing or person	The new accounting manager is the big enchilada in our company.
a sacred cow What does "a sacred cow" mean?	a person or thing that is never criticized or changed even if it should be (from a cow which is sacred in India)	The school lunch program is a sacred cow which they do not want to change.
at best What does "at best" mean?	as the best one can say, in the best view	The doctors told the man that he had ten months at best to live.
at any rate What does "at any rate" mean?	anyway	"At any rate, I am not going to a movie tonight."
go the extra mile What does "go the extra mile" mean?	to do more than one is required to do to reach a goal	I always try to go the extra mile and help my friends when they need help.

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Lay/light Into (someone) Idiom