Lend Someone A Hand <I>or< I> Lend A Hand To Someone Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Lend Someone A Hand <I>or< I> Lend A Hand To Someone Idiom mean?

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Fall off the turnip truck
What does "Fall off the turnip truck" mean? If someone has just fallen off the turnip truck, they are uninformed, naive and gullible. (Often used in the negative)

fine-tooth/toothed comb
What does "fine-tooth/toothed comb" mean? great care, careful attention so as not to miss anything We went over the room with a fine-tooth comb but we were unable to find the lost credit card.
loser
What does "loser" mean? incompetent, undesirable person
come unglued
What does "come unglued" mean? to lose emotional control The woman came unglued when she learned that she had lost her job.

flunk out
What does "flunk out" mean? to fail a course, to fail and then leave school The boy was very smart but he flunked out of his language class.

wipe off
What does "wipe off" mean? remove something by wiping or rubbing We always wipe off the table before we have dinner.
get the go-ahead
What does "get the go-ahead" mean? to receive a signal to start something The construction company got the go-ahead to begin work on the new stadium.
out of the frying pan and into the fire
What does "out of the frying pan and into the fire" mean? to go from something bad to something worse The woman jumped out of the frying pan and into the fire when she quit her job. Now her problems are much worse.

gain the upper hand (on someone or something)
What does "gain the upper hand (on someone or something)" mean? to gain a position that is superior or more advantageous than someone else or something The firefighters finally gained the upper hand on the forest fire.

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Lend Someone A Hand or< I> Lend A Hand To Someone Idiom