American Idioms and Expressions

Not Beyond The Wit Of (someone) Idiom

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not beyond the wit of (someone)
What does not beyond the wit of (someone) mean?
to not be too difficult for someone to doIt would not be beyond the wit of my cousin to enter the best school in the country.

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What does "back up (something) or back (something) up" mean?
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What does "a show of hands" mean?
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What does "hit the bulls-eye" mean?
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What does "next to nothing" mean?
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