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save up (for something) What does save up (for something) mean?	to save money in order to buy something	I am saving up for a new television set.
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drop by the wayside What does "drop by the wayside" mean?	to give up or fail before the finish of something	Many runners dropped by the wayside during the marathon.
fall over oneself to (do something) What does "fall over oneself to (do something)" mean?	to be extremely eager to do something or please someone	The couple fell over themselves in their effort to please their host.
pot calling the kettle black What does "pot calling the kettle black" mean?	the person who criticizes or accuses someone else is as guilty as the person he or she criticizes or accuses	My friend criticized me for not changing jobs but that is like the pot calling the kettle black. She will not change jobs either.
dog-eat-dog What does "dog-eat-dog" mean?	to be ready or willing to fight and hurt others to get what you want	It is a dog-eat-dog world in the advertising and public relations business.
ferret (information or something) out of (someone) What does "ferret (information or something) out of (someone)" mean?	to get something from someone by being persistent	I worked hard to ferret the location of the party out of my friend.
Swimmingly What does "Swimmingly" mean?	If things are going swimmingly, they are going very well.

take the stand What does "take the stand" mean?	to sit in the witness chair in a courtroom	The main witness at the trial took the stand after the other witnesses were finished.
salt (something) away or salt away (something) What does "salt (something) away or salt away (something)" mean?	to save or gather money or some other item	I am salting away much money from my new job.
take the words out of (someone`s) mouth What does "take the words out of (someone`s) mouth" mean?	to say what someone else was just going to say	My friend took the words out of my mouth when he said that he wanted to get something to eat.
get back to (someone) What does "get back to (someone)" mean?	to communicate something to someone at a later time, to contact someone later	We were very careful that our complaints did not get back to the school principal.
hang by a thread/hair What does "hang by a thread/hair" mean?	be in doubt, depend on a very small thing	The outcome of the election was hanging by a thread until late at night.

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Save Up (for Something) Idiom