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leave (someone) flat What does leave (someone) flat mean?	fail to entertain or stimulate someone, leave someone with no money	My friend's attempt at making a joke left everyone in the room flat.
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the living end What does "the living end" mean?	great, fantastic, the ultimate	My sister said that her new boyfriend was the living end.

dip into (something) What does "dip into (something)" mean?	to borrow from a supply of something	We had to dip into our savings to get enough money for a holiday.
time to catch one's breath What does "time to catch one's breath" mean?	enough time to relax or behave normally	I did not have time to catch my breath because I was working hard all morning.
close ranks What does "close ranks" mean?	to unite and fight together	During the meeting we closed ranks and refused to compromise on any issue.
Pull the fat from the fire What does "Pull the fat from the fire" mean?	If you pull the fat from the fire, you help someone in a difficult situation.
take it on the chin What does "take it on the chin" mean?	to be badly beaten or hurt, to accept trouble calmly	Our team took it on the chin at the baseball tournament last week.
Pot-luck What does "Pot-luck" mean?	If you take pot-luck, you take whatever happens to be available at the time.
whitewash (something) What does "whitewash (something)" mean?	to cover up or gloss over faults/errors/wrongdoing	The government was accused of trying to whitewash the scandal about the illegal money.
take sides What does "take sides" mean?	to support one side or the other side	"You should not take sides in some arguments or both sides will be angry at you."

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Leave (someone) Flat Idiom