Make (something) Up To (someone) Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Make (something) Up To (someone) Idiom mean?

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make (something) up to (someone) What does make (something) up to (someone) mean?	repay someone, make amends to someone	I was late for work so I had to make it up to my boss by working late.
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share and share alike What does "share and share alike" mean?	have/get equal shares of something	We always share and share alike when we are on a camping trip.

copycat What does "copycat" mean?	someone who copies the work of another	The children called the girl a copycat when they discovered that she had copied part of the test from another student.
Hold your horses What does "Hold your horses" mean?	If someone tells you to hold your horses, you are doing something too fast and they would like you to slow down.
back to square one What does "back to square one" mean?	to go back to the beginning of something	The city went back to square one in their effort to build a new bridge.
in a fog (haze) What does "in a fog (haze)" mean?	confused, not sure what is happening	He is always in a fog and never seems to know what is going on.
bang/beat one`s head against a (brick) wall What does "bang/beat one`s head against a (brick) wall" mean?	to not succeed at something after trying very hard, to waste one's time trying to do something that is hopeless	I am beating my head against the wall trying to understand what my boss wants.
comparitive negligence What does "comparitive negligence" mean?	in a civil lawsuit where the fault (negligence) of the two parties is taken into account in assessing damages	The judge determined that it was a case of comparative negligence and the landlord and the tenant were both forced to pay damages.
Just for the heck of it What does "Just for the heck of it" mean?	When someone does something just for the heck of it, they do it without a good reason.

have a one-track mind What does "have a one-track mind" mean?	to have a mind that thinks only about one thing	The boy has a one-track mind and he only thinks about car racing.
hoot What does "hoot" mean?	something humourous; joke
get into a stew about/over (someone or something) What does "get into a stew about/over (someone or something)" mean?	to be worried or upset about someone or something	My mother is getting into a stew over my aunt not phoning.
without fail What does "without fail" mean?	absolutely, for certain	The postman came at noon everyday without fail.
win (someone) over What does "win (someone) over" mean?	gain the support and sympathy of someone	We finally won the apartment manager over and she will let us have a pet in our apartment.
laid-back What does "laid-back" mean?	relaxed; at ease; unrufffled

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Make (something) Up To (someone) Idiom