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sleep on (something) What does sleep on (something) mean?	to think about something, to consider something, to decide something later	"I will sleep on the proposal tonight and I will give you an answer tomorrow."
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bad-mouth (someone or something) What does "bad-mouth (someone or something)" mean?	to say bad things about someone or something	The supervisor has the habit of bad-mouthing her boss.

nada What does "nada" mean?	nothing; nothing at all
yellow-bellied What does "yellow-bellied" mean?	extremely timid, cowardly	The new supervisor handled the matter in a yellow-bellied manner.
catch (someone) in the act of (doing something) What does "catch (someone) in the act of (doing something)" mean?	to catch someone doing something illegal or private	The police caught the politician in the act of taking money from the business owner.

Burn your bridges What does "Burn your bridges" mean?	If you burn your bridges, you do something that makes it impossible to go back from the position you have taken.
whitewash (something) What does "whitewash (something)" mean?	to cover up or gloss over faults or errors or wrongdoing	The government was accused of trying to whitewash the scandal about the illegal money.
Cut off your nose to spite your face What does "Cut off your nose to spite your face" mean?	If you cut off your nose to spite your face, you do something rash or silly that ends up making things worse for you, often because you are angry or upset.
in the works What does "in the works" mean?	in preparation, being planned or worked on	Don`t worry about whether or not we will be building the new computer lab. It is definitely in the works.
customer is always right What does "customer is always right" mean?	you should not disagree with your customers no matter what the problem is or you may lose your customer	The sales clerks were trained that the customer is always right and they must never argue with a customer.

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Sleep On (something) Idiom