Pick Up (something) Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Pick Up (something) Idiom mean?

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pick up (something) What does pick up (something) mean?	to get/receive something	I picked up my dry cleaning after I finished work yesterday.
pick up (something) What does pick up (something) mean?	to learn something without formal study	I picked up a lot of French when I lived in France for a year.
pick up (something) What does pick up (something) mean?	to pick up something that has fallen on the floor	"Could you please pick up my pen from the floor."
pick up (something) What does pick up (something) mean?	to start again after an interruption	It was getting late so we decided to stop work and pick up where we left off the next day.
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kick off What does "kick off" mean?	kick the ball and start the game in American football, begin, start	kick the ball and start the game in American football, begin, startThey kicked off the campaign to raise money for the hospital with a large fund raising event at a restaurant.

pig What does "pig" mean?	police officer
do (someone's) heart good What does "do (someone's) heart good" mean?	to make someone feel good, to make someone healthy	It does one's heart good to get a reasonable amount of exercise every day.
circling the drain What does "circling the drain" mean?	expected to die shortly.	He's circling the drain and won't last much longer.
break up with (someone) What does "break up with (someone)" mean?	to end a relationship with someone	My niece broke up with her boyfriend last June.
slanging match What does "slanging match" mean?	idiom. prolonged exchange of insults using slang

bucko What does "bucko" mean?	friend; buddy
take (someone's) temperature What does "take (someone's) temperature" mean?	to measure someone's body temperature	The nurse took my temperature when I went to the hospital yesterday.
sit on one's hands What does "sit on one's hands" mean?	to do nothing, to fail to help	Our supervisor sat on his hands and refused to help us with our problem.
keep (something) under one`s hat What does "keep (something) under one`s hat" mean?	to keep something secret	I plan to keep my plans to look for a new job under my hat.
swan song What does "swan song" mean?	a final appearance	He was a big hit during his swan song at the company last week.

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Pick Up (something) Idiom