Somewhere In The Neighborhood Of (an Amount Of Money Or Something) Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Somewhere In The Neighborhood Of (an Amount Of Money Or Something) Idiom mean?

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somewhere in the neighborhood of (an amount of money or something) What does somewhere in the neighborhood of (an amount of money or something) mean?	approximately a particular measurement/amount	There were somewhere in the neighborhood of fifty people at the meeting.
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nothing is sacred What does "nothing is sacred" mean?	important things or situations are treated with disrespect	Nothing is sacred and there are few subjects that the media will not talk about.

turn off (somewhere) What does "turn off (somewhere)" mean?	to leave a road or path by turning right or left onto another road or path	When we arrived at the small store we turned off onto the small road.
cushy What does "cushy" mean?	easy; soft; pleasant
gun for (someone) What does "gun for (someone)" mean?	to look hard for a chance to harm or defeat someone	My supervisor has been gunning for me for a long time and I do not know why.
bean counter What does "bean counter" mean?	an accountant	We asked the bean counters to look at the figures in the new budget.
royal treatment What does "royal treatment" mean?	very good treatment	My parents received the royal treatment when they went to visit their relatives.

cut two ways What does "cut two ways" mean?	to be capable of having two opposite effects, to produce advantages and disadvantages	My decision to complain to our boss could cut two ways and cause him to be happy or angry with me.
bad blood (between people) What does "bad blood (between people)" mean?	unpleasant feelings between people	There was much bad blood between the three brothers.
squirrel away (some money) What does "squirrel away (some money)" mean?	to save or keep some money	I was able to squirrel away much money from my previous job.
face the music What does "face the music" mean?	to accept the consequences of something	The boy must face the music for his actions very soon.

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Somewhere In The Neighborhood Of (an Amount Of Money Or Something) Idiom