Pick A Lock Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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pick a lock What does pick a lock mean?	to open a lock without a key	The robbers picked the lock and entered the store.
pick a lock What does pick a lock mean?	to open a lock without a key	The robbers picked the lock and entered the store.
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a head case What does "a head case" mean?	to be crazy	The apartment manager is a head case. She is crazy.
paint oneself into a corner What does "paint oneself into a corner" mean?	to get into a bad situation that is difficult or impossible to escape	The negotiations became easier when the other side painted themselves into a corner over the old insurance policy.
foul up What does "foul up" mean?	to do badly, to mess something up	There was a problem with our tickets and our plans became fouled up.
put (something) past (someone) What does "put (something) past (someone) " mean?	to be surprised by what someone does (usually used in the negative)	I would not put it past my friend to try and change jobs for the second time this year.
come home to (someone) What does "come home to (someone)" mean?	to become apparent to someone	It suddenly came home to the young family that their house had been destroyed in the fire.
Come to heel What does "Come to heel" mean?	If someone comes to heel, they stop behaving in a way that is annoying to someone in authority and start being obedient.
on the road What does "on the road" mean?	to be travelling (especially as a salesman or performer)	Her husband is a salesman and is often on the road.

pork out What does "pork out" mean?	eat greedily and quickly
Hear on the grapevine What does "Hear on the grapevine" mean?	To receive information indirectly through a series of third parties, similar to a rumour.
BYOB What does "BYOB" mean?	Bring Your Own Bottle - used for a party or dinner where each person must bring something to drink	Bring Your Own Bottle - used for a party or dinner where each person must bring something to drinkI decided to have a dinner party at my house next week and told everyone that it was BYOB.
crunch numbers What does "crunch numbers" mean?	to do mathematical calculations	Our boss is in his office crunching numbers for our company.
clunk What does "clunk" mean?	the sound of something hitting or striking something else

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Pick A Lock Idiom