Look At (someone) Cross Eyed Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Look At (someone) Cross Eyed Idiom mean?

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look at (someone) cross-eyed What does look at (someone) cross-eyed mean?	look at someone provocatively	When the man in the bus looked at the other man cross-eyed they seemed like they were going to have a fight.
look at (someone) cross-eyed What does look at (someone) cross-eyed mean?	to do something or look at someone in a way that may provoke anger	If you look at the man cross-eyed he will usually become angry.
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speak off the cuff What does "speak off the cuff" mean?	to speak in public without preparation	My father plans to speak off the cuff at his retirement party tonight.

put (someone or something) out to pasture What does "put (someone or something) out to pasture" mean?	to retire someone or something	We finally decided to put the old horse out to pasture and stop riding him.
one jump ahead of (someone or something) What does "one jump ahead of (someone or something)" mean?	one step in advance of someone or something	The little boy was one jump ahead of the other students in his class after he went to summer school.
in hock What does "in hock" mean?	in a pawnshop	The man put his expensive stereo in hock to get some money for a holiday.
all is fair in love and war What does "all is fair in love and war" mean?	anything that you do in love or in war can be excused	All is fair in love and war the man thought when he asked his colleague for a date.
drop/dump (something) in (someone's) lap What does "drop/dump (something) in (someone's) lap" mean?	give a problem that you have to someone else to solve	My supervisor dumped some extra work in my lap just before I was going to go home.
in fashion What does "in fashion" mean?	fashionable	Very thin neckties have not been in fashion recently.

have it What does "have it" mean?	allow (usually used with will or would)	We wanted to have a party at our office next month but our boss will not have it.
a sitting duck What does "a sitting duck" mean?	a non-moving target that is easily hit by a hunter	The hunter shot the sitting duck easily and quickly.
chown down What does "chown down" mean?	eat; have a meal

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Look At (someone) Cross Eyed Idiom