Send (someone) Up Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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send (someone) up What does send (someone) up mean?	to sentence someone to prison	The judge sent the man up for seven years for robbing a bank.
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more to (something) than meets the eye What does "more to (something) than meets the eye" mean?	hidden values or facts in something	There was more to the new contract than meets the eye and everyone was pleased with it.
drop someone a line What does "drop someone a line" mean?	: write to someone.	"I haven't written to my parents for a long time. I'dbetter drop them a linetoday or tomorrow."
a matter of opinion What does "a matter of opinion" mean?	a question about which there are different opinions	It was a matter of opinion as to what design would be best for the new art gallery.
So it goes What does "So it goes" mean?	This idiom is used to be fatalistic and accepting when something goes wrong.
get in (someone's) hair What does "get in (someone's) hair" mean?	to bother or irritate someone	The little boy often gets in his mother's hair.
Ace up your sleeve What does "Ace up your sleeve" mean?	If you have an ace up your sleeve, you have something that will give you an advantage that other people don't know about.

balls What does "balls" mean?	courage; guts; daring-do (usually used to describe men)
make good money What does "make good money" mean?	to earn a large amount of money	My friend makes good money at his new job.
open (something) up What does "open (something) up" mean?	to start the use of something such as land or a building	The government is planning to open more land up to farming.
bad news travels fast What does "bad news travels fast" mean?	people are quicker to pass on bad news than good news	Bad news travels fast and the man heard about the job layoffs a week before the official announcement.

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Send (someone) Up Idiom