Right Down/up (someone's) Alley Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Right Down/up (someone's) Alley Idiom mean?

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right down/up (someone's) alley What does right down/up (someone's) alley mean?	to be ideally suited to someone's interests or abilities	The homepage development project was right down my alley and I was very happy to do it.
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jacknife What does "jacknife" mean?	fold in; fold in half (said of a tractor-trailer that forms a "V" shape after a collision)

cat gets one`s tongue What does "cat gets one`s tongue" mean?	the inability to say something	I think that the cat got our supervisor's tongue. She has not said anything since the meeting started.
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.
Close to your heart What does "Close to your heart" mean?	If something is close to your heart, you care a lot about it. ('Dear to your heart' is an alternative.)
cram it What does "cram it" mean?	be quiet; shut up.	Oh, cram it. No one wants to hear about it anymore.
control the purse strings What does "control the purse strings" mean?	to be in charge of the money	My mother used to control the purse strings in our family.

butt in (on someone or something) What does "butt in (on someone or something)" mean?	to interrupt someone or something	I do not like that woman because she always butts in on our conversations while we are talking.
take the initiative to (do something) What does "take the initiative to (do something)" mean?	to decide to do something although one has not been asked to do it	I decided to take the initiative to organize a dinner for my friend who was leaving to go to a different university.
get one's walking papers What does "get one's walking papers" mean?	to get fired	The young man got his walking papers for being late too often.
Time and again What does "Time and again" mean?	If something happens time and again, it happens repeatedly. ('Time and time again' is also used.)

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Right Down/up (someone's) Alley Idiom