On One's Own Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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on one's own What does on one's own mean?	by oneself	The young girl has been on her own since she finished high school.
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not lift a finger/hand (to help someone) What does "not lift a finger/hand (to help someone)" mean?	to do nothing to help someone	The girl will not lift a finger to help her mother.
juice What does "juice" mean?	electricity; power
killed outright What does "killed outright" mean?	killed immediately	The man was killed outright when the truck hit him on the street.
fire away at (someone or something) What does "fire away at (someone or something)" mean?	to shoot at someone or something, to ask many questions	The students began to fire away at the speaker after he finished his speech.
chicken feed What does "chicken feed" mean?	a small sum of money	The money that I spent last night was chicken feed and I am not worried about it at all.
will power What does "will power" mean?	strength of mind	He has very strong will power and was able to quit smoking easily.
have egg on one`s face What does "have egg on one`s face " mean?	to be embarrassed (because of an obvious error)	The man has egg on his face now that he has admitted that he was wrong about his boss.
rap with (someone) What does "rap with (someone)" mean?	to talk/chat with someone	I passed the morning rapping with my friend at the park.
make money hand over fist What does "make money hand over fist" mean?	to make money fast and in large amounts	The small ice cream shop is making money hand over fist this summer.

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On One's Own Idiom