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layaway plan
What does layaway plan mean? | a plan in which someone pays part of some money that is owed and then pays the rest later and the store keeps the item until the full price has been paid | I decided to buy the television set on the department store`s layaway plan.
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layaway plan
What does layaway plan mean? | a plan in which one pays some money as a downpayment and then pays a little more when one is able and the store holds the goods until the full price is paid | We bought our furniture on the layaway plan at the store.
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layaway plan
What does layaway plan mean? | a plan in which someone pays part of some money that is owed and then pays the rest later and the store keeps the item until the full price has been paid |
I decided to buy the television set on the department store`s layaway plan.
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layaway plan
What does layaway plan mean? | a plan in which one pays some money as a downpayment and then pays a little more when one is able and the store holds the goods until the full price is paid |
We bought our furniture on the layaway plan at the store.
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Some Random Idioms
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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.
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Money doesn`t grow on trees
What does "Money doesn`t grow on trees" mean? | This means that you have to work to earn money; it doesn't come easily or without effort. |
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to hell and gone
What does "to hell and gone" mean? | very much gone, gone to hell | The situation was already to hell and gone when the manager arrived at the office.
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a course of action
What does "a course of action" mean? | the procedures that will be followed to do something | We decided on our course of action before we told our boss about our decision.
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dick around
What does "dick around" mean? | waste time; mess around |
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hither and thither
What does "hither and thither" mean? | in one direction and then in another, here and there | He looked hither and thither when he discovered that he had lost his wallet.
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leadfoot
What does "leadfoot" mean? | person who drives at high speed |
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live beyond one's means
What does "live beyond one's means" mean? | spend more money than one can afford | The couple have been living beyond their means and are now in serious financial difficulty.
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sit in on (something)
What does "sit in on (something)" mean? | to attend or participate in a meeting | Our boss sat in on our meeting so that he could learn what was happening.
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