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lock (something) up What does lock (something) up mean?	to be assured of success	The candidate has already locked up the nomination to be a candidate in the next election.
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gofer What does "gofer" mean?	somebody whose job is to fetch or bring trivial items to more important people

get out of the way What does "get out of the way" mean?	to stop obstructing or interfering with someone or something, to escape from something	The car was unable to get out of the way of the truck.
lightning never strikes twice (in the same place) What does "lightning never strikes twice (in the same place)" mean?	the same type of misfortune does not occur twice to the same person	Lightning never strikes twice and I do not think that our house will be flooded again.
blackmail (someone) What does "blackmail (someone)" mean?	to extort/take money from someone by threatening him or her	The photographer tried to blackmail the famous actress with some photographs that he had taken.
ring up (someone) What does "ring up (someone)" mean?	to telephone someone	You should ring up the police if you see a strange person around your house.
a sacred cow What does "a sacred cow" mean?	something that is never criticized or laughed at even if it sometimes deserves to be	The medical insurance system is a sacred cow of the government and is never criticized by anyone.
flip side What does "flip side" mean?	other side of a story, argument, or claim
not half bad What does "not half bad" mean?	to be okay, to be pretty good	The restaurant meal was not half bad and everybody seemed to like it.

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Lock (something) Up Idiom