Lay Out (money) Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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lay out (money) What does lay out (money) mean?	spend or pay some money	My friend will have to lay out a lot of money for his new apartment.
lay out (money) What does lay out (money) mean?	to spend/pay money	I had to lay out a lot of money to get my car fixed so now I do not have much money.
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poop What does "poop" mean?	feces; dung
Baby boomer What does "Baby boomer" mean?	A baby boomer is someone born in the years after the end of the Second World War, a period when the population was growing very fast.
Pound of flesh What does "Pound of flesh" mean?	If someone wants their pound of flesh, the force someone to pay or give back something owed, even though they don't need it and it will cause the other person a lot of difficulty.
stop short of (doing something) What does "stop short of (doing something)" mean?	to not go as far as doing something	We stopped short of asking the secretary to leave although she continued to make mistakes with her work.
have (something) in mind What does "have (something) in mind" mean?	to be thinking of something in particular, to have an idea in your mind	"What do you have in mind for the meeting next week?"
Taste of your own medicine What does "Taste of your own medicine" mean?	If you give someone a taste of their own medicine, you do something bad to someone that they have done to you to teach them a lesson.
on one's own time What does "on one's own time" mean?	not while one is at work	The company told the employees that they must make their personal phone calls on their own time.
according to Hoyle What does "according to Hoyle" mean?	doing something strictly by the rules, doing something the usual and correct way	According to Hoyle we are not allowed to use this room but if nobody knows it should be okay.
down to the bone What does "down to the bone" mean?	entirely, to the core	The rain and snow chilled me right down to the bone.
give (someone) an inch and they will take a mile What does "give (someone) an inch and they will take a mile" mean?	if you give someone a little they will want more, some people are never satisfied	If you give the children an inch they will take a mile so you should be strict sometimes.

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Lay Out (money) Idiom