Push One's Luck Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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push one's luck What does push one's luck mean?	to expect to continue to escape bad luck or a negative situation	The woman was pushing her luck to continue to bother her neighbors with her loud music. Someone was going to complain someday.
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in your dreams What does "in your dreams" mean?	1. A date with you!? In your dreams.

pull (something) out of a hat What does "pull (something) out of a hat" mean?	to get something as if by magic, to invent something, to imagine something	The problem was difficult but somehow we were able to pull a solution out of a hat.
Tread the boards What does "Tread the boards" mean?	When someone treads the boards, they perform on stage in a theatre.
down the hatch What does "down the hatch" mean?	something is swallowed	The cough medicine went down the hatch as soon as I gave it to my little boy.
WB What does "WB" mean?	welcome back
say (something) under one's breath What does "say (something) under one's breath" mean?	say something so softly that almost nobody can hear it	I think that the clerk in the store said something under her breath about me.
end of one`s rope What does "end of one`s rope" mean?	the last of one`s ability or ideas about how to do something	I am at the end of my rope regarding what to do about my job.
hustle What does "hustle" mean?	make efforts (usually with one's own abilities) to earn money
get a run for one's money What does "get a run for one's money" mean?	to receive a challenge, to receive what one deserves	The man got a run for his money when he decided to volunteer for the cleaning project.

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Push One's Luck Idiom