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rat out on (someone) What does rat out on (someone) mean?	to desert or betray someone, to leave someone at a critical time	The boy's friend ratted out on him and refused to support him in his fight with the neighborhood bully.
rat out on (someone) What does rat out on (someone) mean?	to desert or betray someone	The boy ratted out on his friends and now they won`t talk to him.
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turn (something) on its ear What does "turn (something) on its ear" mean?	to change some activity in a surprising and exciting way	The new manager turned the office on its ear when he started to work in our department.
sign one's own death warrant What does "sign one's own death warrant" mean?	to do something knowingly that will most likely result in severe trouble	Our secretary signed her own death warrant when she came to work late three times last week.
goof off What does "goof off" mean?	to waste time	My sister spent most of the week goofing off and was not prepared for her test.
vinyl What does "vinyl" mean?	phonograph record(s) (so called because they are made from vinyl)
down in the mouth What does "down in the mouth" mean?	depressed and unhappy	My friend looked down in the mouth after he finished work yesterday.

dagwood What does "dagwood" mean?	huge sandwich
so much What does "so much" mean?	a large quantity of something	There was so much rain in the spring that our garden did not grow well.
no news is good news What does "no news is good news" mean?	when you do not receive any news about something or somebody it probably means that everything is going well	Although the woman had not heard from her son for several weeks, she believed that no news is good news and she did not worry.
owing to (someone or something) What does "owing to (someone or something)" mean?	because of someone or something	Owing to the bad weather many airplane flights were recently canceled.

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Rat Out On (someone) Idiom