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rub (someone) the wrong way What does rub (someone) the wrong way mean?	to irritate others with something that one says or does	The woman's rude behavior always rubs me the wrong way.
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fat-ass What does "fat-ass" mean?	said of a person with a large butt

learn (something) by heart What does "learn (something) by heart" mean?	to memorize something	The children were forced to learn the poem by heart.
nose about/around (something) What does "nose about/around (something)" mean?	to look for something private or secret, to investigate something	The man was nosing about the office looking for something. Many reporters spend a lot of time nosing around the business of famous people.
groovy What does "groovy" mean?	cool; nice; excellent (anacrhonistic)
go down on somebody What does "go down on somebody" mean?	give oral sex to somebody
take the rap for (someone or something) What does "take the rap for (someone or something)" mean?	to receive punishment for something, to be accused and punished for something, to receive punishment in place of someone else	The owner of the restaurant was forced to take the rap over permitting underage workers to work at night.

fly in the ointment What does "fly in the ointment" mean?	a small thing that spoils one's enjoyment of something	The problem with the music was a fly in the ointment during the wedding ceremony.
ram (something) down (someone`s) throat What does "ram (something) down (someone`s) throat" mean?	to force someone to do or agree to something that is not wanted	Our teacher always tries to ram her ideas down our throats which makes us angry.
put ideas into (someone's) head What does "put ideas into (someone's) head" mean?	to suggest something (often bad) to someone	My mother was angry because I was putting ideas into my sister's head.
fly by the seat of one`s pants What does "fly by the seat of one`s pants" mean?	to do something by instinct rather than by knowledge or logic	I was forced to fly by the seat of my pants when my computer broke and I had to try and fix it.

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Rub (someone) The Wrong Way Idiom