American Idioms and Expressions

Put A Bug In Someone`s Ear About Something Idiom

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seize upon (something)
What does "seize upon (something)" mean?		 to take hold of something and make an issue of itThe opposition politician seized upon the mistake of the other politician.
eyeball
What does "eyeball" mean?		 look closely at, stare at, examine visually
Cast your mind back
What does "Cast your mind back" mean?		 If somebody tells you to cast your mind back on something, they want you to think about something that happened in the past, but which you might not remember very well, and to try to remember as much as possible.
in hindsight
What does "in hindsight" mean?		 thinking about the past with the knowledge one now hasIn hindsight, it was easy to determine what I had done wrong in the job interview.
give (someone) their due
What does "give (someone) their due" mean?		 to give someone the credit that they deserveYou have to give our company president his due. He has saved the company from bankruptcy.
in practice
What does "in practice" mean?		 in the actual doing of somethingIn practice the business does not operate the way that you would expect it to.
cold
What does "cold" mean?		 dead. He's cold. No need to shoot him again.
make do with (something)
What does "make do with (something)" mean?		 substitute one thing for anotherIf there is no cream for the coffee we will have to make do with milk.
off one`s hands
What does "off one`s hands" mean?		 no longer in one's care or possessionI would like to get my old refridgerator off my hands so that I can buy a new one.
bawl out (someone) or bawl (someone) out
What does "bawl out (someone) or bawl (someone) out" mean?		 to scold someone loudly The woman bawled out her child in the supermarket.

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