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say (something) in a roundabout way What does say (something) in a roundabout way mean?	to say something indirectly	I had to say what I wanted to say in a roundabout way in order to make my point.
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throw money at (something) What does "throw money at (something)" mean?	to spend a lot of money for a project or something without thinking about how the money should be spent	The city plans to throw a lot of money at the project to fix the stadium roof.
get (someone) down What does "get (someone) down" mean?	to make someone unhappy, to cause discouragement	The long commuting time is getting my friend down so she wants to quit her job.
cook the books/accounts What does "cook the books/accounts" mean?	to illegally change information in the accounting books in a company, to write down false numbers in the accounting books in a company	The accountant was cooking the books for more than one year before he was caught.
take notice of (something) What does "take notice of (something)" mean?	to observe something	The city workers take notice of the houses which do not follow the local garbage regulations.
wet behind the ears What does "wet behind the ears" mean?	to be young and inexperienced, to be new in a job or place	The man is wet behind the ears and does not know very much about his company.
fast buck What does "fast buck" mean?	easy money; income easily earned

have (something) coming out of one's ears What does "have (something) coming out of one's ears" mean?	to have much of something	We have towels coming out of our ears and we do not need any more.
for free What does "for free" mean?	for no charge or cost	We were able to get a television set from our neighbor for free.

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Say (something) In A Roundabout Way Idiom