Live It Up Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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live it up What does live it up mean?	have a good time	He likes to live it up every weekend when he gets paid.
live it up What does live it up mean?	to spend money freely, to have a good time	The man likes to live it up every weekend when he gets paid.
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stuffed shirt What does "stuffed shirt" mean?	a person who is too rigid or too formal	I do not want to invite my neighbor to come with us because he is a stuffed shirt and not very interesting to spend time with.

open Pandora's box What does "open Pandora's box" mean?	to uncover more problems/issues than you expected or wanted	The investigation of the company was like opening Pandora's box. Many other problems were discovered.
have a keen interest in (someone or something) What does "have a keen interest in (someone or something)" mean?	be very interested in someone or something	I have always had a keen interest in hiking and camping.
Hell's half acre What does "Hell's half acre" mean?	A long and frustrating trip.	I looked all over hell's half acre trying to find a left handed monkey wrench. Hell's half acre is a lava flow about 15 miles west of Idaho Falls, Idaho. It is 4.5 miles of rough, irregular terrain that is very difficult to navigate. It is so named because its cracks, holes, and crags give the area an otherworldly, surreal, and perhaps hellish appearance. A search of Hell's half acre would indeed be a long and difficult task. Many of the scenes in the 1997 film "Starship Troopers" (based on Robert Heinlein's novel of the same name) in which the characters were on an alien planet, were filmed at Hell's half acre.
lay/light into (something) What does "lay/light into (something)" mean?	do/eat something with much energy and enthusiasm	He laid into the steak as soon as the waiter brought it to his table.
out on parole What does "out on parole" mean?	to be out of jail but still under police supervision	The bank robber is out on parole after being in jail for seven years.
supratentorial What does "supratentorial" mean?	in the brain or head; used to say a condition is psychiatric instead of neurological.	This patient's problem is supratentorial. We can't do anything for him here in the ER.

bad-mouth (someone or something) What does "bad-mouth (someone or something)" mean?	to say bad things about someone or something	The supervisor has the habit of bad-mouthing her boss.
blessing in disguise What does "blessing in disguise" mean?	something that turns out to be good but which seemed to be bad at first	The elderly woman was in very much pain and it was a blessing in disguise when she quietly passed away.

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Live It Up Idiom