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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feel (something) in one's bones What does "feel (something) in one's bones" mean?	to sense something, to have an intuition about something	I feel it in my bones that I am not going to get the job that I want.

Get your goat What does "Get your goat" mean?	If something gets your goat, it annoys you.
Grease monkey What does "Grease monkey" mean?	A grease monkey is an idiomatic term for a mechanic.
Money laundering What does "Money laundering" mean?	If people launder money, they get money made illegally into the mainstream so that it is believed to be legitimate and clean.
Keep your hair on What does "Keep your hair on" mean?	Keep your hair on is advice telling someone to keep calm and not to over-react or get angry.
table a discussion What does "table a discussion" mean?	to postpone a discussion until a later time	We tabled the discussion about the salary issue until the next meeting.
swamped with (something) What does "swamped with (something)" mean?	to be overwhelmed with something	"I am swamped with work at the moment so I can`t meet you tonight."
Pull your chain What does "Pull your chain" mean?	If someone pulls your chain, they take advantage of you in an unfair way or do something to annoy you.
in single file What does "in single file" mean?	lined up, one behind the other	Everybody lined up in single file behind the leader of each group.
do (someone) out of (something) What does "do (someone) out of (something)" mean?	to cheat someone out of something	The man was worried that the company would do him out of the large bonus that he was expecting.
go hand in hand (with something) What does "go hand in hand (with something)" mean?	to be closely related and must be considered together	The change in school hours goes hand in hand with the new policy of decreasing class sizes.

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Lay/light Into (someone) Idiom