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send (someone) up the river What does send (someone) up the river mean?	send someone to prison	The judge sent the man up the river for three years.
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gults What does "gults" mean?	gluteus maximus muscles (buttocks muscles)

let (someone) go What does "let (someone) go" mean?	discharge someone from a job, fire someone	The company has decided to let several hundred workers go in order to become profitable again.
throw one's voice What does "throw one's voice" mean?	to project one's voice so that it seems to be coming from some other place	The man learned how to throw his voice when he was a teenager.
have (something) in one's hands What does "have (something) in one's hands" mean?	to have control of something or responsibility for something, to possess something	"When I have the documents in my hands I will call you."
one's tail between one`s legs What does "one's tail between one`s legs" mean?	feeling beaten or humiliated (like a frightened or defeated dog as it walks away)	The manager left the meeting with his tail between his legs after he was criticized by the company president.
Rise from the ashes What does "Rise from the ashes" mean?	If something rises from the ashes, it recovers after a serious failure.
reject (something) out of hand What does "reject (something) out of hand" mean?	to decide without thinking about it not to accept an idea or argument or plan	The company rejected the union's demands out of hand.
into thin air What does "into thin air" mean?	completely, without anything left	The group of hikers vanished into thin air and were never heard of again.

copycat What does "copycat" mean?	someone who copies the work of another	The children called the girl a copycat when they discovered that she had copied part of the test from another student.
tread on (someone`s) toes What does "tread on (someone`s) toes" mean?	to do something that offends someone	I do not want to tread on my supervisor's toes because she is the most powerful person in this company.
thin-skinned What does "thin-skinned" mean?	to be easily upset or hurt, to be too sensitive	My friend is very thin-skinned and is easily bothered by what other people say.
teach one's grandmother to suck eggs What does "teach one's grandmother to suck eggs" mean?	to try to tell someone with more knowledge than yourself how to do something	Showing the computer expert how to solve the computer problem was like teaching my grandmother to suck eggs.
keep one's wits about one What does "keep one's wits about one" mean?	to keep one's mind operating clearly in a time of stress	Firefighters must always keep their wits about them when they are fighting a large fire.
hold the fort What does "hold the fort" mean?	cope in an emergency, act as a temporary substitute	He has been holding the fort at his company while his boss is on vacation.

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Send (someone) Up The River Idiom