Rise To The Occasion Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Rise To The Occasion Idiom mean?

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rise to the occasion What does rise to the occasion mean?	to meet the challenge of something	Our teacher rose to the occasion and was able to give a very good speech at the banquet.
rise to the occasion What does rise to the occasion mean?	to meet the challenge of something	Our teacher rose to the occasion and gave a very good speech at the banquet.
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ragjob What does "ragjob" mean?	convertible (car)
grunt work What does "grunt work" mean?	hard and thankless work	I am often forced to do the grunt work at my company.
bad news travels fast What does "bad news travels fast" mean?	people are quicker to pass on bad news than good news	Bad news travels fast and the man heard about the job layoffs a week before the official announcement.
goober What does "goober" mean?	pimple

get (something) out in the open What does "get (something) out in the open" mean?	to stop hiding a fact or a secret	The lawyers tried to get things out in the open during the trial.
falsies What does "falsies" mean?	artificially enlarged breasts (either through surgery or padding).	Nice falsies on her, but I'd rather have the real thing.
strike up a friendship with (someone) What does "strike up a friendship with (someone)" mean?	to become friends with someone	My neighbor finds it easy to strike up a friendship with the people he meets.
knocked up What does "knocked up" mean?	pregnant
per head What does "per head" mean?	for one person, for one individual (used for counting people or animals like cattle)	The tickets cost only a small amount of money per head.
not buy (something) What does "not buy (something)" mean?	to not accept something to be true	I do not buy the excuse that the man does not have enough money to pay for his dinner.

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Rise To The Occasion Idiom