Lay Up (a Vessel) Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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lay up (a vessel) What does lay up (a vessel) mean?	take a vessel out of active service, put a boat in a boat dock or a garage	The weather was getting cold so they decided to lay up their boat for the winter.
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Pop your clogs What does "Pop your clogs" mean?	When someone pops their clogs, they die.

on the alert (for someone or something) What does "on the alert (for someone or something)" mean?	to be watchful and attentive for someone or something	The police are on the alert for the man who robbed the small store.
know the score What does "know the score" mean?	know the facts (about life or something)	The man doesn't know the score about what is going on at his company.
have been had What does "have been had" mean?	have been cheated or dealt with badly	I felt that I had been had when the salesman sold me the bad product.
far out What does "far out" mean?	to be strange	The man's sense of humor was far out and nobody understood him.

save (someone's) bacon What does "save (someone's) bacon" mean?	something helps you from failing or having trouble	My friend at work saved my bacon when he came to help me with the job that I could not do.
do lunch What does "do lunch" mean?	eat lunch with another person.	Let's do lunch sometime. It'll be fun.
search high and low for (someone or something) What does "search high and low for (someone or something)" mean?	to look carefully everywhere for someone or something	I have been searching high and low for my address book.
take off one's hat to (someone) What does "take off one's hat to (someone)" mean?	to offer praise for someone's good accomplishments	You have to take off your hat to the person who organized the sporting event.
Neither use nor ornament What does "Neither use nor ornament" mean?	Something that serves no purpose and is not aesthetically pleasing is neither use nor ornament.

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Lay Up (a Vessel) Idiom