Not Lay A Finger/hand On (someone) Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Not Lay A Finger/hand On (someone) Idiom mean?

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not lay a finger/hand on (someone) What does not lay a finger/hand on (someone) mean?	not touch someone, not do something to someone	The man was told by the police never to lay a finger on his wife again.
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wear several hats What does "wear several hats" mean?	to have more than one set of responsibilities	Our teacher wears several hats. She is the head of the school board as well as the coach of the swim team.

NATO What does "NATO" mean?	North Atlantic Treaty Organization	North Atlantic Treaty OrganizationThe members of NATO are gathering for an important meeting next month in Brussels.
shoot from the hip What does "shoot from the hip" mean?	to speak directly and frankly, to fire a gun that is at one's side	The man often shoots from the hip and gets into trouble over what he says.
gnash one's teeth What does "gnash one's teeth" mean?	to grind one's teeth	I often gnash my teeth when I am sleeping.
Good as gold What does "Good as gold" mean?	If children are as good as gold, they behave very well.
make a clean sweep of (something) What does "make a clean sweep of (something)" mean?	do something completely or thoroughly	The new political party made a clean sweep of the large cities during the election.

cough up (something) or cough (something) up What does "cough up (something) or cough (something) up" mean?	to give something unwillingly	The man coughed up enough money to pay for the bicycle.
TAFN What does "TAFN" mean?	that's all for now
nobody`s fool What does "nobody`s fool" mean?	a smart person, a person who can take care of himself or herself	She is nobody`s fool. You will not have to worry about her at all when she starts her new job.
lesser of two evils What does "lesser of two evils" mean?	the less bad thing of two bad things	The voters had to choose the lesser of two evils when they had to choose between the two candidates for mayor.

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Not Lay A Finger/hand On (someone) Idiom