Play Footsie (with Someone) Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Play Footsie (with Someone) Idiom mean?

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play footsie (with someone) What does play footsie (with someone) mean?	to attract someone's attention by touching his or her foot under the table, to flirt with someone	The couple at the restaurant were playing footsie under the table.
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Discerning eye What does "Discerning eye" mean?	If a person has a discerning eye, they are particularly good at judging the quality of something.

tooth and nail What does "tooth and nail" mean?	fiercely, as hard as possible	The man decided to fight tooth and nail to transfer to another department of the company.
tanked What does "tanked" mean?	drunk; intoxicated
chink What does "chink" mean?	Chinese; Chinese person
Decorate the mahogany What does "Decorate the mahogany" mean?	When someone buys a round a pub or bar, they decorate the mahogany; putting cash on the bar.
farm (something) out or farm out (something) What does "farm (something) out or farm out (something)" mean?	to have someone else do something, to send something away to have it done	We farmed out the printing to another company in order to save money.
mope around What does "mope around" mean?	go about in a depressed state	The boy was forced to stay home and spent the morning moping around the house.

blow to smithereens What does "blow to smithereens" mean?	to explode into tiny pieces	The gas tanker was blown to smithereens during the accident.
when the time is ripe What does "when the time is ripe" mean?	at exactly the right time	When the time was ripe we decided to sell our house.
dike What does "dike" mean?	lesbian
learn (something) the hard way What does "learn (something) the hard way" mean?	learn something by experience (often something unpleasant)	The young man learned things the hard way when he was sent to jail for stealing the computer.

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Play Footsie (with Someone) Idiom