Look Someone Right Straight In The Eye Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Look Someone Right Straight In The Eye Idiom mean?

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look (someone) (right/straight) in the eye What does look (someone) (right/straight) in the eye mean?	to face and look at someone directly	I looked at the salesman right in the eye and asked for a lower price.
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take (someone or somewhere) by storm What does "take (someone or somewhere) by storm" mean?	to win the favor of someone or somewhere, to become popular with a group of people	The new rock band took the country by storm.
break even What does "break even" mean?	to have expenses equal to profits	After only three months the company was able to break even and begin to make a profit.
a lost cause What does "a lost cause" mean?	a hopeless matter	Trying to change the work habits of our secretary is a lost cause. She will never change.
Cat fur and kitty britches What does "Cat fur and kitty britches" mean?	When I used to ask my grandma what was for dinner, she would say 'cat fur and kitty britches'. This was her Ozark way of telling me that I would get what she cooked. (Ozark is a region in the center of the United States)
sail under false colors What does "sail under false colors" mean?	to pretend to be something that one is not (a pirate ship used to disguise itself as an ordinary ship by using a false flag)	The head of the company is sailing under false colors and he does not really know how the company operation works.
Get to grips What does "Get to grips" mean?	If you get to grips with something, you take control and do it properly.
come on! What does "come on!" mean?	please, hurry, go faster	"Come on, I only have a few minutes before I must go." "Come on, stop doing that."
take (something) at face value What does "take (something) at face value" mean?	to accept something as the truth and with no hidden meaning	I was forced to take what my boss said at face value.

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Look Someone Right Straight In The Eye Idiom