Make Oneself Scarce Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Make Oneself Scarce Idiom mean?

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make oneself scarce What does make oneself scarce mean?	leave quickly, go away	I think that I will make myself scarce and go to the beach for the day.
make oneself scarce What does make oneself scarce mean?	to leave quickly, to go away	I think that I will make myself scarce and go to the beach for the day.
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press the flesh What does "press the flesh" mean?	(a politician) shakes hands with people in order to become more popular	The politician spent most of the weekend pressing the flesh in the shopping mall.

wired What does "wired" mean?	anxious; nervous; very alert
Vale of tears What does "Vale of tears" mean?	This vale of tears is the world and the suffering that life brings.
weigh down on (someone) What does "weigh down on (someone)" mean?	something worries or depresses someone	The man's problems at work seem to be weighing down on him.
cut some slack What does "cut some slack" mean?	idiom. grant somebody time or space to accomplish something; leave somebody alone.	Cut me some slack. I've had a long, hard day.
run away with (someone) What does "run away with (someone)" mean?	to take hold of someone	Their imagination ran away with the boys when they went to the circus and then decided that they wanted to join the circus.
a copycat What does "a copycat" mean?	someone who copies another person`s work etc.	The boy is a copycat and copies the other students' work.
Object lesson What does "Object lesson" mean?	An object lesson serves as a warning to others. (In some varieties of English 'abject lesson' is used.)
a bone of contention What does "a bone of contention" mean?	something that people disagree about	The issue of working on Saturday evenings is a bone of contention between the store and the workers.
get off on the wrong foot (with someone or something) What does "get off on the wrong foot (with someone or something)" mean?	to make a bad start with someone or something	I got off on the wrong foot with my boss and our relationship is not good.
stand one`s ground What does "stand one`s ground" mean?	to maintain and defend one`s position	Our supervisor stood his ground over his decision to fire the employee.

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Make Oneself Scarce Idiom