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see the sights What does see the sights mean?	to see the important things in a place	We stopped downtown during our holiday so that we could see the sights.
see the sights What does see the sights mean?	to see the important things in a place	We stopped for three days in the city so that we could see the sights.
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above suspicion What does "above suspicion" mean?	to be very honest so that nobody would suspect you	The man's actions are always above suspicion.

sticky fingers What does "sticky fingers" mean?	the habit of stealing things	Everyone thinks that the new woman at work has sticky fingers because many things have been stolen recently.
butter (someone) up or butter up (someone) What does "butter (someone) up or butter up (someone)" mean?	to flatter someone	The man is trying to butter up his boss so that he can leave early on Friday.
blow (one's top (off)) What does "blow (one's top (off))" mean?	become angry or upset
everything one can lay/get his or her hands on What does "everything one can lay/get his or her hands on" mean?	to use everything of a particular type that you can find	We used everything that we could lay our hands on to build the small storage building.
freegan What does "freegan" mean?	person who only eats food that can be gotten for free
freeload What does "freeload" mean?	to accept food and housing at someone else`s expense	The boy was angry at his brother for freeloading and never trying to find a job.

stop off (somewhere) What does "stop off (somewhere)" mean?	to stop at a place for a short time while going somewhere	We decided to stop off at the fish store before we went home.
bad/rotten apple What does "bad/rotten apple" mean?	a bad person	The boy is a bad apple and he is always in some kind of trouble.
Over-egg the pudding What does "Over-egg the pudding" mean?	(UK) If you over-egg the pudding, you spoil something by trying to improve it excessively. It is also used nowadays with the meaning of making something look bigger or more important than it really is. ('Over-egg' alone is often used in this sense.)
jump to conclusions What does "jump to conclusions" mean?	make a quick conclusion without thinking about it	"Please don`t jump to conclusions over who broke the computer."
have half a mind to (do something) What does "have half a mind to (do something)" mean?	feel tempted or inclined to do something	I have half a mind to go and offer my resignation to the president.

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