Let It Go/lay Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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let it go/lay What does let it go/lay mean?	forget about it, leave it alone	"You should let it go and stop worrying about what she did to you last year."
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cook the books What does "cook the books" mean?	to cheat in bookkeeping	The accountant was fired when someone discovered that he was cooking the books.

black out What does "black out" mean?	to faint or pass out	The man suddenly blacked out while he was waiting for the bus.
Through the ceiling What does "Through the ceiling" mean?	If prices go through the ceiling, they rise very quickly.
hard-nosed What does "hard-nosed" mean?	not weak or soft, stubborn	The union took a hard-nosed position in the contract negotiations.
get a grasp of (something) What does "get a grasp of (something)" mean?	to begin to understand something	I am beginning to get a grasp of the new computer system.
from cradle to grave What does "from cradle to grave" mean?	from birth to death	The government looks after its citizens with good medical care from cradle to grave.
go broke What does "go broke" mean?	to lose all one`s money, to become bankrupt	My uncle started a company last year but it quickly went broke.

cue (someone) in What does "cue (someone) in" mean?	to tell someone what is going on	I did not know what to do until somebody cued me in on what was happening.
Run before you can walk What does "Run before you can walk" mean?	If someone tries to run before they can walk, they try to do something requiring a high level of knowledge before they have learned the basics.
get into the act What does "get into the act" mean?	to try to be part of whatever is happening	Everybody at the party wanted to get into the act and join the singers.
sleazebag What does "sleazebag" mean?	disgusting , repulsive person
go fifty-fifty (on something) What does "go fifty-fifty (on something)" mean?	to divide the cost of something in half	I decided to go fifty-fifty on a new camera with my friend.
If you will What does "If you will" mean?	'If you will' is used as a way of making a concession in a sentence: He wasn't a very honest person, a liar if you will. Here, it is used a way of accepting that the reader or listener might think of the person as a liar, but without commit the writer or speaker to that position fully.

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Let It Go/lay Idiom