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not a moment to spare What does not a moment to spare mean?	to be just in time, to have no extra time	We arrived at the airport with not a moment to spare.
not a moment to spare What does not a moment to spare mean?	just in time, no extra time	We arrived at the airport with not a moment to spare.
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have one`s eye on (something) What does "have one`s eye on (something)" mean?	have a wish/aim for something, look or think about something	I want to buy a present for my girlfriend and I have my eye on a dress that I saw at the department store last week.

give one's eye teeth (to do something) What does "give one's eye teeth (to do something)" mean?	to want to do something very much	The little boy would give his eye teeth to have a little puppy.
put the screws to (someone) What does "put the screws to (someone)" mean?	to try to force someone to do or say what you want	The police put the screws to the criminal to try and get some information from him.
laugh (someone or something) out of court What does "laugh (someone or something) out of court" mean?	to dismiss someone or something as ridiculous	The lawyer wanted to sue the man for kicking the dog but the judge laughed the case out of court.
cut short (something) or cut (something) short What does "cut short (something) or cut (something) short" mean?	to make something shorter, to interrupt something	The man had to cut short his speech. We decided to cut short our holidays and come home early.
crack open a book What does "crack open a book" mean?	to open a book to study	I did not crack open a book during the weekend.
go bananas What does "go bananas" mean?	to become highly excited, to behave in a crazy way	The boy's girlfriend went bananas when he forgot to buy her a birthday present.
crocodile tears What does "crocodile tears" mean?	a show of sorrow that is not real	The man said that he was very sorry but his tears were only crocodile tears.

bear (something) out or bear (out) something What does "bear (something) out or bear (out) something" mean?	to prove that something is right	Always being late bore out the fact that the man could never continue with one job for a long time.
count noses What does "count noses" mean?	to count people	The teacher stopped to count noses before the students got on the bus.
praise (someone or something) to the skies What does "praise (someone or something) to the skies" mean?	to give someone or something much praise	The teachers praised the principal to the skies for the new policies at the school.
give (someone) a clean bill of health What does "give (someone) a clean bill of health" mean?	to declare that someone is healthy (usually done by a doctor)	My doctor gave me a clean bill of health during my recent checkup.
open up on (someone or something) What does "open up on (someone or something)" mean?	to attack someone or something, to fire a gun or other weapon at someone or something	The man with the gun opened up on the people in the car.

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Not A Moment To Spare Idiom