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prone to (something) What does prone to (something) mean?	to be likely to do something	Our manager is prone to saying some very strange things.
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Handwriting like chicken scratch What does "Handwriting like chicken scratch" mean?	If your handwriting is very hard to read, it is like chicken scratch.

bite off more than one can chew What does "bite off more than one can chew" mean?	take responsibility for more than one can manage.	"I'm really behind with my project. Can you help me?I'm afraid Ibit off more than I could chew!"
bonehead What does "bonehead" mean?	an unusually dense or stupid person	The boy is a bonehead. He never understands what other people are trying to tell him.
climb the wall What does "climb the wall" mean?	to be so bored that you become anxious and frustrated	The woman began to climb the wall after only a few days at her new job.
curl up and die What does "curl up and die" mean?	to retreat and die	I wanted to curl up and die when I saw my old boyfriend at the party.
flash What does "flash" mean?	very brief amount of time.	It happened in a flash.

rail at (someone) about (something) What does "rail at (someone) about (something)" mean?	to complain loudly to someone about something	The customer was railing at the clerk about the bad service.
not a dry eye in the house What does "not a dry eye in the house" mean?	everybody in an audience feels sad or emotional or cries	There was not a dry eye in the house when the manager gave her farewell speech.
in retrospect What does "in retrospect" mean?	thinking about the past with the knowledge one now has	In retrospect, I would have handled the conflict with my friend very differently.

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Prone To (something) Idiom