Lay Ones Hands On Someone Or Something Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Lay Ones Hands On Someone Or Something Idiom mean?

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lay one's hands on (someone or something) What does lay one's hands on (someone or something) mean?	to find someone or something (that may be difficult to find)	If I can lay my hands on a screwdriver I will fix the broken table.
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sticky fingers What does "sticky fingers" mean?	the habit of stealing things that one sees and wants	The young boy has sticky fingers and you must watch him all the time.

take it easy on (someone or something) What does "take it easy on (someone or something)" mean?	to be gentle, to use less of something rather than more	I tried to take it easy on the sugar when I was making the fruit punch.
have the hots What does "have the hots" mean?	be romantically or sexually attracted to or aroused by somebody
Take the floor What does "Take the floor" mean?	Start talking or giving a speech to a group
preferred customer What does "preferred customer" mean?	a customer who does much business with you and who you give special discounts to	The man is a preferred customer and we always give him a good price.
in the twinkling of an eye What does "in the twinkling of an eye" mean?	very quickly	In the twinkling of an eye the little boy disappeared in the department store.
melt in one`s mouth What does "melt in one`s mouth" mean?	to taste very good, to be very tender (for meat)	The pasta served at the new restaurant melted in our mouths.

go with (something) What does "go with (something)" mean?	to go well with something, to match something	My green shirt does not go with my red hat.
rub (someone's) nose in (something) What does "rub (someone's) nose in (something)" mean?	to remind someone of something that they have done wrong	The girl's supervisor always rubs the girl's nose in it when she makes a mistake.
def What does "def" mean?	cool; nice; excellent
put (someone or something) out to pasture What does "put (someone or something) out to pasture" mean?	to retire someone or something (just as you would put a horse that is too old to work out to pasture)	We finally decided to put our old car out to pasture and buy a new one.

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Lay Ones Hands On Someone Or Something Idiom