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make an all-out effort What does make an all-out effort mean?	make a big effort	The police made an all-out effort to discover who had robbed the three banks.
make an all-out effort What does make an all-out effort mean?	to make a big effort	The police made an all-out effort to discover who had robbed the bank.
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go on a fishing expedition What does "go on a fishing expedition" mean?	to attempt to discover information	The lawyer went on a fishing expedition to try and discover the facts of the case.

make the cut What does "make the cut" mean?	meet or come up to a required standard (from golf where a player must do equal or better than a certain score to continue)	meet or come up to a required standard (from golf where a player must do equal or better than a certain score to continue)The young player did not make the cut and was unable to join the team that year.
dressed to the nines/teeth What does "dressed to the nines/teeth" mean?	to be dressed elegantly, to be dressed very well	The couple were dressed to the nines when they went to the opening of the new theater production.
forever and a day What does "forever and a day" mean?	a very long time, forever, always	It took forever and a day to get the book that we ordered from the bookstore.
bear in mind What does "bear in mind" mean?	to consider that something is so	We have to bear in mind that the child is only three years old when he does something bad.
hyped What does "hyped" mean?	stimulated; excited; eager
play into (someone`s) hands What does "play into (someone`s) hands" mean?	to do something that another person can use against you or can use to his or her advantage	If you become angry at someone it will only play into his or her hands.
draw blood What does "draw blood" mean?	to make someone bleed, to get blood from someone	The doctor decided to draw blood from the patient to check his blood sugar level.

gangsta What does "gangsta" mean?	member of a gang
the road to hell is paved with good intentions What does "the road to hell is paved with good intentions" mean?	you may have good intentions but if you do not put them into practice you will achieve bad results	The man wanted to be successful at his new job but the road to hell is paved with good intentions. He was always late and he was fired from the job.
open the door to (something) What does "open the door to (something)" mean?	to permit or allow something to become a possibility	The new sports program opened the door to many possibilities in getting the students involved in physical activity.
buyer's market What does "buyer's market" mean?	a situation where there are more sellers than buyers of a product or service and the buyers have an advantage	It was a buyer's market and the price of fruit was very cheap.
set the pace What does "set the pace" mean?	establish the speed or pace of something	establish the speed or pace of somethingThe runner set the pace for the other runners during the marathon.

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Make An All Out Effort Idiom