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no ifs, ands, or buts about it
What does no ifs, ands, or buts about it mean? | absolutely no discussion or doubts about something | "You are going to bed now - no ifs, ands, or buts about it," said the mother to her child.
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a matter of record
What does "a matter of record" mean? | a fact or event that is kept officially as a legal record | It was a matter of record how much the mayor had spent on the foreign trip.
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show (someone) the door
What does "show (someone) the door" mean? | to ask someone to go away | When the man started yelling in the restaurant the manager quickly showed him the door.
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in the money
What does "in the money" mean? | to be wealthy, to suddenly get a lot of money | I am in the money now that I won the lottery.
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able to breathe easily again
What does "able to breathe easily again" mean? | to be able to relax after a busy and stressful time |
I was able to breathe easily again when I knew that I would not miss my flight.
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the thought that counts
What does "the thought that counts" mean? | the good intentions behind an action or a gift are more important than the action or the gift itself | Although the present that the man bought for his wife was not very expensive, it was the thought that counts and his wife was very happy.
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AIDS
What does "AIDS" mean? | Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome - a disease of the immune
system | Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome - a disease of the immune systemRecently the number of AIDS patients has been increasing rapidly in many countries.
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share (someone's) pain
What does "share (someone's) pain" mean? | to understand and sympathize with someone's pain or discomfort | I tried hard to share my friend's pain after his father died.
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Don't upset the applecart
What does "Don't upset the applecart" mean? | If you are advised not to upset the applecart, you are being told not to disturb the way things are done because it might ruin things. |
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in secret
What does "in secret" mean? | secretly | The meeting to talk about building the new hospital took place in secret.
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Slippery customer
What does "Slippery customer" mean? | A person from whom it is difficult to get anything definite or fixed is a slippery customer. |
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eyes are bigger than one`s stomach
What does "eyes are bigger than one`s stomach" mean? | one takes more food than one can eat | My eyes were bigger than my stomach when I went to the restaurant and ordered too much food.
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crank call
What does "crank call" mean? | telephone call made to harrass or anger someone |
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knock down the price of (something) or knock the price of (something) down
What does "knock down the price of (something) or knock the price of (something) down" mean? | to lower the price of something |
I bargained hard so that I could knock down the price of the DVD player.
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