American Idioms and Expressions

Make A Go Of (something) Idiom

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make a go of (something) What does make a go of (something) mean?	succeed at something, produce good results	Although he tried hard he was never able to make a go of his business.
make a go of (something) What does make a go of (something) mean?	to produce good results, to succeed at something	Although the man works very hard in his small business he cannot make a go of it and may soon go out of business.
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fall ill What does "fall ill" mean?	to become ill	My father fell ill with a cold last week.
big cheese What does "big cheese" mean?	an important person, a leader	My uncle is a big cheese in his company so you should be very nice to him.
get behind What does "get behind" mean?	to fail to maintain a desired pace or level of progress, to become late	If you get behind with your homework you will never pass many courses.
mess somebody up What does "mess somebody up" mean?	beat or attack somebody.	If you don't shut up, I'm gonna mess you up.
whitewash (something) What does "whitewash (something)" mean?	to cover up or gloss over faults or errors or wrongdoing	The government was accused of trying to whitewash the scandal about the illegal money. yellow Idioms

make (someone's) hair curl What does "make (someone's) hair curl" mean?	to surprise or shock someone (used for a story or experience)	The horror movie made my hair curl.
smoking gun What does "smoking gun" mean?	irrefutable evidence of guilt
from rags to riches What does "from rags to riches" mean?	from poverty to wealth	The family went from rags to riches when oil was discovered on their farm.
bear (someone or something) in mind What does "bear (someone or something) in mind" mean?	to remember and think about someone or something	We had to bear in mind that the child was only three years old.
have a heart of stone What does "have a heart of stone" mean?	to be cold and unfriendly	The man who murdered his wife and children has a heart of stone.

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