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play innocent What does play innocent mean?	to pretend to be innocent and not concerned about something	The little boy played innocent when the teacher asked him about the broken window.
play innocent What does play innocent mean?	to pretend to be innocent and not concerned about something	The little boy played innocent when the teacher asked him about the broken window.
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In a tick What does "In a tick" mean?	(UK) If someone will do something in a tick, they'll do it very soon or very quickly.

PBJ What does "PBJ" mean?	peanut butter and jelly sandwich (n.b.: other forms, such as shakes, also exist)
drop the ball What does "drop the ball" mean?	make an error or mistake, handle things badly	make an error or mistake, handle things badlyThe government dropped the ball on their decision to expand the airport runway without consulting the local residents.
have a close call/shave What does "have a close call/shave" mean?	almost be involved in an accident or something similar	I had a close call this morning when I was almost hit by a car.
cry wolf What does "cry wolf" mean?	to warn of danger that is not there	The man has been crying wolf for many years and now nobody believes him.
open up a can of worms What does "open up a can of worms" mean?	to create unnecessary complications or problems	The company opened up a can of worms when they decided to talk about the union contract.
get down to (something) What does "get down to (something)" mean?	to get started to do something	"Let`s get down to work so we can go home early."

pop quiz What does "pop quiz" mean?	unannounced short test.	"You shouldn't have missed class yesterday. We had apop quiz."
cast a (critical/expert/professional) eye over (someone or something) What does "cast a (critical/expert/professional) eye over (someone or something)" mean?	to look at someone or something in a critical or expert or professional way	The movie director cast a critical eye over the movie script from the writer.
bet on the wrong horse What does "bet on the wrong horse" mean?	to misread the future, to not choose the winning person or solution	He is betting on the wrong horse if he supports the other city in their bid for the Olympic games.
serious What does "serious" mean?	excellent; nice; good
Rub someone up the wrong way What does "Rub someone up the wrong way" mean?	If you annoy or irritate someone when you didn't mean to, you rub them up the wrong way.

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