None Of (someone's) Business/beeswax Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does None Of (someone's) Business/beeswax Idiom mean?

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none of (someone's) business/beeswax What does none of (someone's) business/beeswax mean?	to be not of someone's concern	My personal financial situation is none of my friend's business.
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Polishing peanuts What does "Polishing peanuts" mean?	To work very hard at something for little or no return. In other words, wasting time on work which will not yield reasonable value.
get down to the facts What does "get down to the facts" mean?	begin to discuss things that matter, get to the truth	As soon as the trial began the lawyers began to get down to the facts of the case.
twofer What does "twofer" mean?	two items for the price of one
PDA What does "PDA" mean?	public display of affection.	No PDA around here.
Hold your feet to the fire What does "Hold your feet to the fire" mean?	To hold one accountable for a commitment, make good on a promise.	You made a fair bet with me on the Superbowl and I am going to hold your feet to the fire for payment. Pertains to torture used during the Crusade's. As a method for extracting confession for heresy, non-believers were positioned in a manner that allowed the inquisitor to apply flames to the feet of the accused. This was done until the accused confessed or died.
Well-oiled What does "Well-oiled" mean?	If someone is well-oiled, they have drunk a lot.

fill the bill What does "fill the bill" mean?	to be just what is needed	The new machine should fill the bill for what we need to finish the job.
fill in for (someone) What does "fill in for (someone)" mean?	to replace someone temporarily	My friend is filling in for the librarian this week.
half-assed What does "half-assed" mean?	awkward; inefficient; useless
a bat out of hell What does "a bat out of hell" mean?	very fast (bats are not birds but are mammals that can fly)	The man left here like a bat out of hell. I do not know why he was in such a hurry.
work one`s fingers to the bone What does "work one`s fingers to the bone" mean?	to work very hard	The woman worked her fingers to the bone in order to make enough money to feed her children.

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None Of (someone's) Business/beeswax Idiom