Roll Out The Red Carpet Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Roll Out The Red Carpet Idiom mean?

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roll out the red carpet What does roll out the red carpet mean?	to welcome an important guest by putting a red carpet down for him or her to walk on	They rolled out the red carpet when the Queen came for a visit.
roll out the red carpet What does roll out the red carpet mean?	to make a big effort to greet and entertain someone	Whenever I visit my aunt she rolls out the red carpet for me.
roll out the red carpet What does roll out the red carpet mean?	to greet a person with great respect, to give a big welcome to someone	The government rolled out the red carpet when the politician came to visit.
roll out the red carpet What does roll out the red carpet mean?	to greet a person with great respect, to give a big welcome to someone	The government rolled out the red carpet when the politician came to visit.
roll out the red carpet What does roll out the red carpet mean?	to welcome an important guest by putting a red carpet down for him or her to walk on	They rolled out the red carpet when the Queen came for a visit.
roll out the red carpet What does roll out the red carpet mean?	to make a big effort to greet and entertain someone	Whenever I visit my aunt she rolls out the red carpet for me.
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put up a good/brave front What does "put up a good/brave front" mean?	to pretend to be happy, to fool people about one`s feelings	My friend always puts up a good front but actually he is very unhappy.

Can't see the forest for its trees What does "Can't see the forest for its trees" mean?	If someone can't see the forest for its trees, they are too focused on specific details to see the picture as a whole.
carry the ball What does " carry the ball" mean?	to be in charge of something	The vice-president was forced to carry the ball while the president was away.
cut off one`s nose to spite one`s face What does "cut off one`s nose to spite one`s face" mean?	to make things worse for oneself by trying to harm someone/something else	The man cut off his nose to spite his face when he became angry and quit his job.

WTG What does "WTG" mean?	way to go
for days/hours on end What does "for days/hours on end" mean?	for many days/hours	The man is able to go without sleep for days on end.
pouring rain What does "pouring rain" mean?	very heavy rain	I went outside in the pouring rain and became very wet.
put one's dibs on (something) What does "put one's dibs on (something)" mean?	to lay a claim to something	I put my dibs on the most comfortable chair when I went to my friend's house.

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Roll Out The Red Carpet Idiom