American Idioms and Expressions

Make A Cold Call Idiom

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make a cold call What does make a cold call mean?	to visit or telephone a potential but unknown customer from a list of people	When he first started to work at his company the salesman was asked to make cold calls from the telephone book.
make a cold call What does make a cold call mean?	to visit or telephone a potential but unknown customer from a list of people	When he first started to work at his company the salesman was asked to make cold calls from the telephone book.
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put one's mind to (something) What does "put one's mind to (something)" mean?	to give one's complete attention to something	The boy can do anything if he puts his mind to it.
cannot see one's hand in front of one's face What does "cannot see one's hand in front of one's face" mean?	to be unable to see very far (usually because of darkness or fog)	I could not see my hands in front of my face because of the heavy rain.
do a bang-up job What does "do a bang-up job" mean?	do a very good job; do very well at something.	"Have you seen Frank's home page? He did a bang-upjob with it."
out of a clear blue sky What does "out of a clear blue sky" mean?	suddenly, without warning	The orders from our boss came out of a clear blue sky and everyone was surprised.
come down in the world What does "come down in the world" mean?	to lose one's social position	My father came down in the world when he decided to change jobs.

make it one's business to (do something) What does "make it one's business to (do something)" mean?	do something even if you may interfere in something that does not directly concern you	The mother always makes it her business to know exactly what her children are doing.
face the music What does "face the music" mean?	receive punishment or judgement for something wrong or illegal that you have done	The young man was forced to face the music for the crimes that he had committed.
cast doubts on (someone or something) What does "cast doubts on (someone or something)" mean?	to cause someone or something to be doubted or not believed	The first witness at the trial cast doubts on what the main witness said.

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