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sell (someone) a bill of goods What does sell (someone) a bill of goods mean?	to deceive someone, to get someone to believe something that is not true	I believe that the salesman sold me a bill of goods and the product does not have much value.
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take a hard line (with someone) What does "take a hard line (with someone)" mean?	to be firm with someone, to have a firm policy for dealing with someone	The company takes a hard line with people who come to work late.

in time What does "in time" mean?	early enough	I didn`t come home in time to meet my cousin.
rub (something) off What does "rub (something) off" mean?	to remove or to be removed by rubbing, to erase something	The teacher rubbed off the writing on the whiteboard.
Ninth circle of hell What does "Ninth circle of hell" mean?	In Dante's Inferno, the ninth circle of hell is the centre where the worst punishments are found, so it is used idiomatically for something that couldn't get worse.
black out What does "black out" mean?	to darken a room or building by turning off the lights	During the war, people in the cities were forced to black out their windows so nobody could see them.

meet the requirements for/of (something) What does "meet the requirements for/of (something)" mean?	to fulfill the requirements for/of something	The young woman was unable to meet the requirements to enter medical school.
hit the sack What does "hit the sack" mean?	go to bed; get in bed
trump up (something) What does "trump up (something)" mean?	to make something up, to invent false charges	The man was arrested on trumped up charges for selling illegal software.
should have one's head examined What does "should have one's head examined" mean?	to behave as if you are mentally ill or crazy	My sister is crazy to buy that car. She should have her head examined.
arrange for (someone or something) What does "arrange for (someone or something)" mean?	to make practical plans for something to happen or someone to do something	We arranged for someone to come and fix our broken shower.
on the heels of (something) What does "on the heels of (something)" mean?	soon after something	There was a large rain storm on the heels of the wind storm.

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Sell (someone) A Bill Of Goods Idiom