Pain In The Neck Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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pain in the neck What does pain in the neck mean?	highly irritating or difficult
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buy off (someone) What does "buy off (someone)" mean?	to give money to someone to stop them from doing their duty	The man tried to buy off the politician but he refused to agree to the plan.

take on too much What does "take on too much" mean?	to undertake to do too much work or too many tasks	My aunt is taking on too much and is very tired recently.
regardless of (something) What does "regardless of (something)" mean?	without considering something, at any rate	Regardless of the weather we are going to go fishing tomorrow morning.
have a brainwave What does "have a brainwave" mean?	to have a sudden clever idea	Last night I had a brainwave and had some great ideas about what to do at my job.
close one's eyes to (something) What does "close one's eyes to (something)" mean?	to ignore something, to pretend that something is not really happening	My father closed his eyes to the problems that were happening in his company.
to one`s name What does "to one`s name" mean?	in one`s ownership	The man is a very good dresser although he does not have a penny to his name.
the jury is still out (on someone or something) What does "the jury is still out (on someone or something)" mean?	a decision has not been reached on someone or something (used often and in a casual manner when one has not made a decision about something)	The jury is still out on whether or not we will move or not.

butt in (on someone or something) What does "butt in (on someone or something)" mean?	to interrupt someone or something	I do not like that woman because she always butts in on our conversations while we are talking.
cover one's back What does "cover one's back" mean?	do something to protect yourself from criticism or future blame	I was very careful to cover my back when dealing with the lawyers.
run away with (something) What does "run away with (something)" mean?	to be much better than others, to win easily	Our hometown team ran away with the football championship.
hoot What does "hoot" mean?	boo; make catcalls
a match made in heaven What does "a match made in heaven" mean?	a couple who get along perfectly	a couple who get along perfectlyWhen the two people finally got together it was a match made in heaven and everyone thought that they would stay together forever.
bail (someone) out What does "bail (someone) out" mean?	pay a sum of money that allows someone to get out of jail while waiting for a trial	The family of the accused criminal paid much money to bail him out.

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Pain In The Neck Idiom