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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break a habit What does "break a habit" mean?	to end a habit	My sister worked very hard to break her habit of eating too much chocolate.

put one's head on the block for (someone or something) What does "put one's head on the block for (someone or something)" mean?	to take great risks for someone or something	Our supervisor was always willing to put his head on the block for any member of the staff.
cherry What does "cherry" mean?	new recruit (in the U.S. Army)
go whole hog What does "go whole hog" mean?	to do everything possible, to be extravagant	We went whole hog in our effort to make the convention a success.
throw (something) into the bargain What does "throw (something) into the bargain" mean?	to include something in a deal	The owner of the store threw some DVD'S into the bargain when I purchased a DVD player.

many hands make light work What does "many hands make light work" mean?	a job is done easily if a lot of people share in the work	Many hands make light work and when the three men worked together they were able to quickly finish moving the furniture.
neither fish nor fowl What does "neither fish nor fowl" mean?	something that does not belong to a definite group	The manager's idea was neither fish nor fowl. Nobody knew what to do about it.
between a rock and a hard place What does "between a rock and a hard place" mean?	to be in a very difficult position	We are between a rock and a hard place in our effort to solve the problem.
toot/blow one's own horn What does "toot/blow one's own horn" mean?	to boast or praise oneself	My friend is always tooting his own horn when he thinks that he has done something well.

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Pick Up (something) Idiom