On One's Person Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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on one's person What does on one's person mean?	carried with one	The criminal had a knife on his person when he was arrested.
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turn turtle What does "turn turtle" mean?	turn over; flip over; capsize

a raw deal What does "a raw deal" mean?	unfair treatment	The man got a raw deal when he was forced to resign from his company.
shake up (something) What does "shake up (something)" mean?	to reorganize something, to reorganize a group of people	The president decided to shake up the company in order to bring new energy into the organization.
pig out What does "pig out" mean?	gorge, overeat, eat to excess
cheat on (someone) What does "cheat on (someone)" mean?	to be unfaithful to someone	The man began cheating on his wife which was the cause of their divorce.
hear a peep out of (someone) What does "hear a peep out of (someone)" mean?	hear the smallest word from someone	We did not hear a peep out of the children who were playing in the bedroom.
be off on the wrong foot What does "be off on the wrong foot" mean?	to start something under bad circumstances	I tried to talk to my new neighbor but it seems that we are off on the wrong foot already.
be hand in hand What does "be hand in hand" mean?	be holding hands	I walked to the movie hand in hand with my girlfriend.

cross (someone's) palm with silver What does "cross (someone's) palm with silver" mean?	to give money to someone for a service	We crossed the hotel clerk's palm with silver to get a good room.
with an eye/view to (doing something) What does "with an eye/view to (doing something)" mean?	with the intention of doing something	We bought the small truck with an eye to using it for our home business.
crappy What does "crappy" mean?	lousy; poor quality; undesirable
tell time What does "tell time" mean?	to report the correct time, to be able to read time from a clock or watch	The child is only now learning to tell time.
have other/bigger fish to fry What does "have other/bigger fish to fry" mean?	to have other more important things to do, to have other opportunities	I have other fish to fry and I do not plan to spend any more time talking about my friend's problems.
bottom line What does "bottom line" mean?	the final result, the main point	The bottom line was that we were unable to attend the conference because of our busy schedule.

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On One's Person Idiom