See (someone) Home Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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see (someone) home What does see (someone) home mean?	to accompany someone home	I saw my cousin home after her visit last evening.
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spill the beans What does "spill the beans" mean?	to tell a secret to someone who is not supposed to know about it	"Please do not spill the beans about my plans to quit work and return to school next year."

use some elbow grease What does "use some elbow grease" mean?	to use some effort	The kitchen could use some elbow grease to make it clean again.
shot What does "shot" mean?	attempt; attempt to do something
a dirty look What does "a dirty look" mean?	a look that shows dislike or disapproval	The boy's mother gave the boy a dirty look when he began to run in the kitchen.
a pain in the neck What does "a pain in the neck" mean?	an annoying or bothersome person or event	Our customer is a pain in the neck and is always complaining about something.
buy up (something) or buy (something) up What does "buy up (something) or buy (something) up" mean?	to buy the total amount of something	The customers bought up all of the products.
wash one's dirty linen in public What does "wash one's dirty linen in public" mean?	talk about private or embarassing matters in public	The man began to wash his best friend's dirty linen in public after he became angry.
hang one's hat (somewhere) What does "hang one's hat (somewhere)" mean?	live or take up residence somewhere	I want to move and hang my hat in a small town somewhere.

bury one's head in the sand What does "bury one's head in the sand" mean?	to ignore a problem or hide from some obvious danger, to refuse to see or face something	My uncle buried his head in the sand and tried not to talk about the problem.
of age What does "of age" mean?	to be old enough to be allowed to do something (vote,drink etc.)	When my cousin came of age we had a big party for him to celebrate.
citizen's arrest What does "citizen's arrest" mean?	an arrest which may be made by somebody without a warrant when somebody commits a crime	The local politician tried to make a citizen's arrest of the violent beggar.

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