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sink one's teeth into (something) What does sink one's teeth into (something) mean?	to take a bite of some kind of food, to get really involved in something	I am trying hard to sink my teeth into the project at work.
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fall into line What does "fall into line" mean?	to stand properly in a row (like soldiers)	The soldiers fell into line as they waited for the inspection.

heads or tails What does "heads or tails" mean?	the face of a coin or the other side of the coin	The referee threw the coin to see if it would be heads or tails.
a hard sell What does "a hard sell" mean?	an attitude where you pressure someone to buy something	The car dealer gave me a hard sell on the new car so I went to another dealer.
thin-skinned What does "thin-skinned" mean?	easily upset or hurt, very sensitive	My friend is rather thin-skinned and is always upset about something that someone may have said to her.
wheel and deal What does "wheel and deal" mean?	to negotiate, to buy and sell something	The salesman likes to wheel and deal with his customers.

take on (someone) What does "take on (someone)" mean?	to give a job to someone, to hire/employ someone	The factory took on fifty new employees last month.
Test the waters What does "Test the waters" mean?	If you test the waters, or test the water, you experiment to see how successful or acceptable something is before implementing it.
pull the wool over (someone`s) eyes What does "pull the wool over (someone`s) eyes" mean?	to deceive someone, to fool someone, to trick someone	The girl tried to pull the wool over her mother`s eyes when she said that she had been studying all weekend.
button one's lip What does "button one's lip" mean?	to become quiet, to not speak	I decided to button my lip rather than give my opinion of our supervisor.

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Sink Ones Teeth Into Something Idiom