Make A Dent In (something) Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Make A Dent In (something) Idiom mean?

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make a dent in (something) What does make a dent in (something) mean?	make progress doing something	We worked hard all day but we didn`t make a dent in the amount of work left to do.
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lats What does "lats" mean?	back muscles (i.e.: latissimus dorsi).	Nice lats on that guy. He must work out a lot.
know a thing or two (about someone or something) What does "know a thing or two (about someone or something)" mean?	be well informed about someone or something	My father works in a software development company and knows a thing or two about computers.
as scarce as hen's teeth What does "as scarce as hen's teeth" mean?	very scarce or nonexistent	Cheap apartment rentals are as scarce as hen's teeth in this city.
go bad What does "go bad" mean?	to become rotten/bad	The apples will go bad if they are not eaten soon.
to stand trial What does "to stand trial" mean?	to be tried in court	The man had to stand trial for stealing the credit cards.
make a difference What does "make a difference" mean?	cause a change in a situation	It doesn`t make a difference whether he comes to the meeting or not.

seize an opportunity What does "seize an opportunity" mean?	to take advantage of an opportunity	I seized the opportunity to take the extra class as soon as I heard about it.
pay (someone) a back-handed compliment What does "pay (someone) a back-handed compliment" mean?	to give someone a false compliment that is really an insult	The woman paid her colleague a back-handed compliment when she told her what a good job she was doing.
kill two birds with one stone What does "kill two birds with one stone" mean?	to succeed in doing two things with only one action	"Let`s have the meeting when we come to town to go shopping so that we can kill two birds with one stone."
ball is in (someone's) court What does "ball is in (someone's) court" mean?	it is the decision of another person/group to do something	The ball was in the union's court after the company made their final offer.
overnight (something) What does "overnight (something)" mean?	to send a document or package somewhere for delivery the next day	We decided to overnight the new contract to our supplier.

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Make A Dent In (something) Idiom