Patch Up A Relationship Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Patch Up A Relationship Idiom mean?

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patch up a relationship What does patch up a relationship mean?	repair a broken relationship	repair a broken relationshipAlthough the couple had been fighting and wanted to separate they managed to patch up their relationship and are now very happy together.
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play possum What does "play possum" mean?	to pretend to be inactive or asleep or dead	I think that the man is playing possum and is not really sleeping.

in keeping with (something) What does "in keeping with (something)" mean?	continuing with something, doing something similar	In keeping with our tradition of letting the visiting team kick first we will do it for this game as well.
bread and butter What does "bread and butter" mean?	one's income, the source of someone's food	The man's business is his bread and butter and he works very hard to make it successful.
table a motion What does "table a motion" mean?	to postpone the discussion of something during a meeting	We tabled a motion to discuss the safety issue at another time.
round-trip ticket What does "round-trip ticket" mean?	a train/bus/plane ticket that allows one to go to the destination and return home	We purchased a round-trip ticket because it was cheaper than a one-way ticket.
pins and needles What does "pins and needles" mean?	a tingling feeling in one's arms and legs, feeling excitement	I was on pins and needles all day as I waited to hear the results of the exam.

let sleeping dogs lie What does "let sleeping dogs lie" mean?	do not make trouble if you do not have to	You should let sleeping dogs lie and not ask our boss about the dispute.
raise the ante What does "raise the ante" mean?	increase what is at stake or under discussion in a dispute or conflict (an ante is the amount of money that you put on the table before beginning a card game)	increase what is at stake or under discussion in a dispute or conflict (an ante is the amount of money that you put on the table before beginning a card game)The government raised the ante when they decided to cancel the contract of the health care workers.
bling What does "bling" mean?	diamonds or other equally shiny, glittering jewelry.	Nice bling. How much did it all cost?
up to no good What does "up to no good" mean?	doing something bad	The boys were up to no good after school.

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Patch Up A Relationship Idiom