Sit On One's Hands Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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sit on one's hands What does sit on one's hands mean?	to do nothing, to fail to help	The manager sat on her hands and refused to do anything about the complaints that she had received.
sit on one's hands What does sit on one's hands mean?	to do nothing, to fail to help	Our supervisor sat on his hands and refused to help us with our problem.
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swing into action What does "swing into action" mean?	to start doing something	The members of the rugby team swung into action and cleaned the room after the party.

fish for (something) What does "fish for (something)" mean?	to try to find information etc. about something	The woman is always fishing for information when I meet her at work.
exercise one's brain What does "exercise one's brain" mean?	to exercise one's intelligence	I always do puzzles in order to exercise my brain.
hard of hearing What does "hard of hearing" mean?	unable to hear well, partially deaf	My grandfather is hard of hearing.
give (someone) an earful What does "give (someone) an earful" mean?	to scold someone, to tell someone much information (usually in an angry way)	I gave my sister an earful when she phoned me.
cloak-and-dagger What does "cloak-and-dagger" mean?	involving secercy and plotting	The agents were involved in cloak-and-dagger diplomacy over the spy scandal.

little by little What does "little by little" mean?	gradually	He broke his leg while skiing but little by little it is getting better.
one after another What does "one after another" mean?	one thing or person follows another	The customers came one after another to look at the new computer operating system.
right side up What does "right side up" mean?	with the correct side upwards	The bus drove off the highway and rolled over but it landed right side up when it stopped.
bigmouth What does "bigmouth" mean?	a noisy/boastful/foolish talker	The man is a bigmouth and he is always talking about what he is planning to do.
have bearing on (something) What does "have bearing on (something)" mean?	affect or influence something	The company decision had much bearing on the way that the company was managed.

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Sit On One's Hands Idiom