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read (someone's) mind What does read (someone's) mind mean?	to guess what someone is thinking	It is very difficult to read the mind of my boss and know what she wants me to do.
read (someone's) mind What does read (someone's) mind mean?	to guess what someone is thinking (as if one has special powers to see someone's thoughts)	The girl told her boyfriend that she cannot read his mind and that he must tell her what he wants.
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generous to a fault What does "generous to a fault" mean?	to be too generous	My friend is generous to a fault and he sometimes gives too much to his friends.

for dear life What does "for dear life" mean?	as though afraid of losing one`s life	The mountain climber held on to the rock for dear life as he waited for someone to rescue him.
take off time What does "take off time" mean?	to be absent from work	I was sick and I had to take off a week from work.
in stitches What does "in stitches" mean?	laughing	They were in stitches over their teacher`s joke.
call up a document What does "call up a document" mean?	to find a computer document and put it on a computer screen	I had to call up the document as I was talking on the telephone.
cut both ways What does "cut both ways" mean?	to serve both sides of an argument	What the man said cuts both ways and we should carefully think about it.
sweat What does "sweat" mean?	anxiously await results

give free rein to (someone or something) What does "give free rein to (someone or something)" mean?	to allow someone to be completely in charge of something, to give someone or something freedom	The man was given free rein to do what he wanted in his new job.
out on parole What does "out on parole" mean?	to be out of jail but still under police supervision	The bank robber is out on parole after being in jail for seven years.
knock one`s head against the wall What does "knock one`s head against the wall" mean?	waste time trying to do something with no success	They have been knocking their heads against the wall for years trying to find a solution to the problem.

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Read (someone's) Mind Idiom