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pull one's (own) weight What does pull one's (own) weight mean?	do one's share of something	The woman at the bank never pulls her own weight so nobody likes her.
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open (something) up What does "open (something) up" mean?	to start the use of something such as land or a building	The government is planning to open more land up to farming.

come out with (something) What does "come out with (something)" mean?	to say something, to make something known	The child has recently come out with many strange and funny expressions.
put (something) up What does "put (something) up" mean?	to build a building/sign/fence/wall	They are putting some new apartments up near our house.
hold true What does "hold true" mean?	be true	It usually hold's true that the students who come late get the lowest marks.
suck face What does "suck face" mean?	kiss	The young folks really like to suck face, don't they Martha?
get (someone`s) goat What does "get (someone`s) goat " mean?	to annoy someone	My friend is always complaining about the way that I do things which gets my goat.
bail a company out What does "bail a company out" mean?	to help or rescue a company that has financial problems	The government bailed out the bank in order to maintain stability in the economy.
turn beet-red What does "turn beet-red" mean?	to become red in the face because you are embarrassed	The girl turned beet-red when her friend asked about her boyfriend.

show (someone) up What does "show (someone) up" mean?	to make someone's faults apparent	The girl showed her friend up by doing all of her homework on time.
dick What does "dick" mean?	the penis
penny-wise and pound foolish What does "penny-wise and pound foolish" mean?	to be careful or thrifty in small expenditures but careless or wasteful in large ones	My friend is penny-wise and pound foolish and she economizes on small things but wastes all of her money on big things.
fish for a compliment What does "fish for a compliment" mean?	to try to get someone to say something nice about you	The man is fishing for a compliment about his new Italian suit.

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Pull One's (own) Weight Idiom