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settle up with (someone) What does settle up with (someone) mean?	to pay someone what one owes	I settled up with my friend before he left to work overseas.
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get a foothold (somewhere) What does "get a foothold (somewhere)" mean?	to find a starting point somewhere	The new political party is beginning to get a foothold in the big cities.

get one's start What does "get one's start" mean?	to receive the first major opportunity of one's career	The newspaper owner got his start by selling papers when he was a child.
layaway plan What does "layaway plan" mean?	a plan in which someone pays part of some money that is owed and then pays the rest later and the store keeps the item until the full price has been paid	I decided to buy the television set on the department store`s layaway plan.
Like Chinese arithmetic What does "Like Chinese arithmetic" mean?	If something is complicated and hard to understand, it's like Chinese arithmetic.
a hard sell What does "a hard sell" mean?	a way of selling something that is very aggressive and uses much pressure	The car salesman gave us a hard sell so we went to another car dealer.

open with (something) What does "open with (something)" mean?	to start out with something	The convention opened with a speech from the president of our company.
salt of the earth What does "salt of the earth" mean?	good/basic/honest/ordinary people	Our new neighbors are the salt of the earth. They are good, basic, honest people.
Murky waters What does "Murky waters" mean?	Where people are behaving in morally and ethically questionable ways, they are in murky waters.
get out of bed on the wrong side or get out on the wrong side of bed What does "get out of bed on the wrong side or get out on the wrong side of bed" mean?	to be in a bad mood	I think that the girl got out of bed on the wrong side as she is not talking to anyone today.

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Settle Up With (someone) Idiom