Make It One's Business To (do Something) Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Make It One's Business To (do Something) Idiom mean?

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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.
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do one`s bit/part What does "do one`s bit/part" mean?	to share in a group project by contributing one`s time and effort	Our teacher did his bit to help plan for the party.

feast one's eyes on (someone or something) What does "feast one's eyes on (someone or something)" mean?	to look at someone or something with pleasure or enjoyment	We stopped at the top of the hill to feast our eyes on some of the best scenery that we have ever seen.
done in What does "done in" mean?	to be tired, to be exhausted	I was done in so I went to bed early.
no go What does "no go" mean?	not agreed to, no, certainly not	It is no go for our plan to have three games this weekend. We can only have two games.
do a job on (someone or something) What does "do a job on (someone or something)" mean?	to harm or damage someone or something	We really did a job on the bookcase that we were trying to move.
pull oneself up by one's bootstraps What does "pull oneself up by one's bootstraps" mean?	to better oneself through one's own efforts	The boy pulled himself up by his bootstraps and decided to go back to university.

out of style/fashion What does "out of style/fashion" mean?	to be not fashionable, to be obsolete	The kind of jeans that my friend wears have been out of style for a long time now.
in awe of (someone or something) What does "in awe of (someone or something)" mean?	fearful and respectful of someone or something	All of the children were in awe of the firemen who came to visit the school.
eyes are bigger than one's stomach What does "eyes are bigger than one's stomach" mean?	taking more food than one can eat	My eyes were bigger than my stomach when I went to the buffet table and took too much food.
one's tail between one`s legs What does "one's tail between one`s legs" mean?	feeling beaten or humiliated (like a frightened or defeated dog as it walks away)	The manager left the meeting with his tail between his legs after he was criticized by the company president.
a case of mistaken identity What does "a case of mistaken identity" mean?	an incorrect identification of someone	It was a case of mistaken identity when the police arrested the wrong person.
night owl What does "night owl" mean?	a person who likes to stay up late at night	My friend is a night owl and stays up late every night.

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Make It One's Business To (do Something) Idiom