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old hand at (doing something) What does old hand at (doing something) mean?	someone who is experienced and very good at doing something	Our boss is an old hand at fixing computers.
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truth is stranger than fiction What does "truth is stranger than fiction" mean?	real life is sometimes stranger than fiction	Truth is stranger than fiction and the man survived in the mountains for several months after his airplane crashed.
set What does "set" mean?	period during which a band plays without stopping
crux of the matter What does "crux of the matter" mean?	the central issue of a matter	The crux of the matter is that we do not have enough money to go on a holiday.
Pull out of the fire What does "Pull out of the fire" mean?	If you pull something out of the fire, you save or rescue it.

patch up a relationship What does "patch up a relationship" mean?	repair a broken relationship	repair a broken relationshipAlthough the couple had been fighting and wanted to separate they managed to patch up their relationship and are now very happy together.
more fun than a barrel of monkeys What does "more fun than a barrel of monkeys" mean?	very funny, fun	The children love the man because he is more fun than a barrel of monkeys and makes everybody laugh.
fly off the handle What does "fly off the handle" mean?	to become angry	My friend flew off the handle when he saw the bill for the meal.
blast off What does "blast off" mean?	to shoot into the sky (used for a rocket)	The rocket blasted off at noon.

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Old Hand At Doing Something Idiom