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on speaking terms with (someone) What does on speaking terms with (someone) mean?	on friendly terms with someone	My mother is not on speaking terms with her older sister.
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on the block What does "on the block" mean?	to be for sale	Our house has been on the block for over a month now.

above board What does "above board" mean?	honest, not secret (originally players showed their honesty by keeping their hands above the board/table when playing a game of cards)	The real estate agent was always above board when dealing with people who were trying to buy a house.
Hoist with your own petard What does "Hoist with your own petard" mean?	If you are hoist with your own petard, you get into trouble or caught in a trap that you had set for someone else.
either feast or famine What does "either feast or famine" mean?	to be/have either too much or not enough of something	It is either feast or famine for the woman. Sometimes she has lots of money and sometimes she has none.
spud What does "spud" mean?	potato.	"Addicted to Spuds" (song title).
break into a cold sweat (about something) What does "break into a cold sweat (about something)" mean?	to become nervous or frightened about something	I broke into a cold sweat when I went to tell my teacher about my mistake.
break the ice What does "break the ice" mean?	to do or say something to ease tensions between people, to relax and start a conversation in a formal situation	Everybody at the party was very quiet until the host helped to break the ice.

when the shit his the fan What does "when the shit his the fan" mean?	idiom. when the catastrophic results of something become known or discovered
sell (something) out What does "sell (something) out" mean?	to sell all of something	They sold the concert out in every city that it went to.
as cocky as the king of spades What does "as cocky as the king of spades" mean?	boastful, overly proud	My friend is as cocky as the king of spades. He thinks that he can do anything.
meet the requirements (for something) What does "meet the requirements (for something)" mean?	fulfill the requirements (for something)	The young woman was unable to meet the requirements to enter medical school.
dry up What does "dry up" mean?	to become dry	The river began to dry up early in the summer.

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On Speaking Terms With (someone) Idiom