American Idioms and Expressions

Put/lay (something) To Rest Idiom

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put/lay (something) to rest What does put/lay (something) to rest mean?	to put an end to a rumor, to finish dealing with a problem and forget about it	I tried to put the rumor to rest that I would soon be leaving the company.
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monkey see, monkey do What does "monkey see, monkey do" mean?	someone copies something that someone else does	It is always monkey see, monkey do for the boy. He copies everything that his friend does.
put/lay (something) to rest What does "put/lay (something) to rest" mean?	to put an end to a rumor, to finish dealing with a problem and forget about it	I tried to put the rumor to rest that I would soon be leaving the company.
hit it off (with someone) What does "hit it off (with someone)" mean?	get along well with someone (usually from the beginning)	get along well with someone (usually from the beginning)I hit it off with a woman in my photography class and we have been dating for several months now.
whitewash (something) What does "whitewash (something)" mean?	to cover up or gloss over faults or errors or wrongdoing	The government was accused of trying to whitewash the scandal about the illegal money. yellow Idioms
throw (someone) to the wolves What does "throw (someone) to the wolves" mean?	to send someone into danger without protection, to sacrifice someone	The salesman decided to throw his co-worker to the wolves when he asked him to meet the angry customer.

buy a lemon What does "buy a lemon" mean?	to buy something that is worthless or does not work well	The used car that I bought is not very good. I think that I bought a lemon.

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