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make allowances for (someone or something) What does make allowances for (someone or something) mean?	allow extra time for someone or something, make excuses for someone or something	We had to make allowances for the fact that the new employee was very slow.
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live up to one's end of the bargain What does "live up to one's end of the bargain" mean?	do as was promised in a bargain	The young boy did not live up to his end of the bargain when he did not make an effort to finish his homework before watching television.

run low on (something) What does "run low on (something)" mean?	to near the end of a supply of something	We are running low on rice so I must buy some soon.
sink one's teeth into (something) What does "sink one's teeth into (something)" mean?	to take a bite of some kind of food, to get really involved in something	I am trying hard to sink my teeth into the project at work.
die with one`s boots on What does "die with one`s boots on" mean?	to die while still active in one`s work or while doing a job	The man worked hard all his life and died with his boots on when he had a heart attack at the factory.
up a blind alley What does "up a blind alley" mean?	on a route that leads nowhere, at a dead end	The police were up a blind alley in their search for evidence of the crime.
little pitchers have big ears What does "little pitchers have big ears" mean?	small children often hear things that you think they won't notice or things that they are not supposed to hear	Little pitchers have big ears and we were very surprised that the little boy understood everything that we had said.
Turn the corner What does "Turn the corner" mean?	To get over a bad run. When a loss making venture ceases to make losses, it has "turned the corner".
have in mind What does "have in mind" mean?	intend, plan	"What do you have in mind for your wife`s birthday?"

At the end of your tether What does "At the end of your tether" mean?	(UK) If you are at the end of your tether, you are at the limit of your patience or endurance.
a shaggy dog story What does "a shaggy dog story" mean?	a long and often pointless story that is told as a joke and often ends in a very silly or unexpected way	My friend told me a shaggy dog story about how he lost his bicycle.
go over the books What does "go over the books" mean?	to check and analyze the accounting records of a company	We hired an outside accountant to go over our books.
Sick to death What does "Sick to death" mean?	If you are sick to death of something, you have been exposed to so much of it that you cannot take any more.

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Make Allowances For (someone Or Something) Idiom