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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Hat trick What does "Hat trick" mean?	The accomplishment of three successes or wins.	Pam has pulled off a hat trick, three divorces, three big settlements. "Hat trick" originated from the English game of Cricket. The term originally referred to a bowler retiring three consecutive batsman with three consecutive balls. This is roughly equivalent to a pitcher in baseball striking out three consecutive batters using only three pitches to each! This was considered quite an accomplishment and was traditionally rewarded with a hat. The term is now used for other sports, always referring to an accomplishment of three. A popular use today is three goals by a single player in one game of hockey or soccer.

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.
cook What does "cook" mean?	� mix heroin with water
take (someone) for granted What does "take (someone) for granted" mean?	to accept someone without gratitude or as a matter of course	Everybody takes the office clerk for granted and nobody ever thanks her.
hate (someone's) guts What does "hate (someone's) guts" mean?	to hate someone very much	I think that my neighbor hates my guts. He will never say hello to me.
shotgunning What does "shotgunning" mean?	ordering large numbers of tests so as to find what is wrong with a patient

cop out What does "cop out" mean?	to avoid doing something that you were planning to do	My friend copped out from our plan to go to to the beach for the day.
Draw the shortest straw What does "Draw the shortest straw" mean?	If someone draws the shortest straw, they lose or are chosen to do something unpleasant.
Luck of the draw What does "Luck of the draw" mean?	To have the 'Luck of the draw' is to win something in a competition where the winner is chosen purely by chance.
put (someone or something) out to pasture What does "put (someone or something) out to pasture" mean?	to retire someone or something (just as you would put a horse that is too old to work out to pasture)	We finally decided to put our old car out to pasture and buy a new one.
right under one`s nose What does "right under one`s nose" mean?	to be in an obvious or nearby place	I found the calculator right under my nose after searching for it for an hour.

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Pick A Lock Idiom