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part company (with someone) What does part company (with someone) mean?	to leave someone, to depart from someone	The two business partners decided to part company and begin their own businesses.
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chicken What does "chicken" mean?	game in which two drivers drive toward each other head-on and the first driver to veer off is the loser (hence chicken, as in coward)
stare (someone) in the face What does "stare (someone) in the face" mean?	to be very likely to happen, to be clear and easy to recognize	Defeat was staring the runner in the face right from the beginning of the race.
not one's place What does "not one's place" mean?	not one's role to do something	It is not my place to tell other people what they should do with their free time.
go in one ear and out the other What does "go in one ear and out the other" mean?	to hear something but then quickly forget it	Everything that the teacher says goes in one ear and out the other for my friend.
later What does "later" mean?	good-bye
whole ball of wax/shooting match What does "whole ball of wax/shooting match" mean?	the whole thing or matter	I want to finish the redecorating project and be finished with the whole ball of wax.

better off What does "better off" mean?	to be in a better situation than before	He would be better off if he sold his old car and bought a new one.
in the bag What does "in the bag" mean?	certain, sure	The new contract will be in the bag if we put in a good proposal.
not know if one is coming or going What does "not know if one is coming or going" mean?	not know what to do	The new sales manager does not seem to know if he is coming or going.
throw the book at (someone) What does "throw the book at (someone)" mean?	to punish someone as severely as possible, to make as many charges as possible against someone	The criminal was not sorry for his crime so the judge decided to throw the book at him.
jerk around What does "jerk around" mean?	harass or waste somebody's time

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Part Company (with Someone) Idiom