Next Of Kin Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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next of kin What does next of kin mean?	one's closest living relative or relatives	The police notified the dead woman's next of kin after the accident.
next of kin What does next of kin mean?	someone's closest relative or relatives	The police notified the next of kin of the woman who was killed in the car accident.
next of kin What does next of kin mean?	someone's closest relatives or family members	The police notified the next of kin of the woman who was killed in the car accident.
next of kin What does next of kin mean?	one's closest living relative or relatives	The police notified the dead woman's next of kin after the accident.
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as sly as a fox What does "as sly as a fox" mean?	smart and clever	The manager of our apartment is as sly as a fox.

read the handwriting on the wall What does "read the handwriting on the wall" mean?	to anticipate what is going to happen by observing small hints and clues	Everybody in our department could read the handwriting on the wall and knew that the company would soon close our department.
cow chips What does "cow chips" mean?	dried cow feces
get on one's nerves What does "get on one's nerves" mean?	irritate someone; make someone upset.	"I know you like that song, but it's getting on mynerves. Can you play something else?"
put (something) up What does "put (something) up" mean?	to build a building/sign/fence/wall	They are putting some new apartments up near our house.
out of the red What does "out of the red" mean?	to be out of debt	The small company is out of the red after two years of cutting costs.
sell like hotcakes What does "sell like hotcakes" mean?	to sell quickly or easily	The new CD is selling like hotcakes.
take a chance/risk What does "take a chance/risk" mean?	to try something where failure or bad fortune is likely	I plan to take a chance and visit my friend without phoning first.
wannabe What does "wannabe" mean?	somebody who aspires to greatness or to a particular position or achievement
have an ace up one's sleeve What does "have an ace up one's sleeve" mean?	something that you can use to gain an advantage (in a card game the ace is often the most valuable card and a cheater could have an ace up their sleeve to use against an opponent)	something that you can use to gain an advantage (in a card game the ace is often the most valuable card and a cheater could have an ace up their sleeve to use against an opponent)When the football players were ready to go on strike, the team owners had an ace up their s

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Next Of Kin Idiom