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re-up What does re-up mean?	reenlist.	He re-upped? I thought he wanted out of the army.
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as poor as a church mouse What does "as poor as a church mouse" mean?	very poor	The young mother is as poor as a church mouse and she has little money to feed her family.
Whistle-stop tour What does "Whistle-stop tour" mean?	A whistle-stop tour is when someone visits a number of places quickly, not stopping for long.
hail from (somewhere) What does "hail from (somewhere)" mean?	originally come from somewhere	My father hails from a small farming community.
best/better part of (something) What does "best/better part of (something)" mean?	to be almost all of something	We spent the best part of a day trying to fix the vacuum cleaner.

not have a leg to stand on What does "not have a leg to stand on" mean?	to have no good proof or excuse for something, to have no good evidence or defence to offer someone	"The company does not have a leg to stand on if they refuse to pay the money that they owe you."
put one's thinking cap on What does "put one's thinking cap on" mean?	to start thinking in a serious manner	The boy put on his thinking cap and tried to think of a new name for the school newspaper.
Storm in a teacup What does "Storm in a teacup" mean?	If someone exaggerates a problem or makes a small problem seem far greater than it really is, then they are making a storm in a teacup.
bellyaching What does "bellyaching" mean?	act of complaining, griping, or criticizing something or somebody
tried-and-true What does "tried-and-true" mean?	tested by time and proven to be sound	I know of a tried-and-true method to remove stains from the carpet.

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