Sound (someone) Out Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Sound (someone) Out Idiom mean?

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sound (someone) out What does sound (someone) out mean?	to try to find out how a person feels about something by asking him or her questions	The man has been sounding out his wife to see if she wants to move to a new house.
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chip off the old block What does "chip off the old block" mean?	a person who looks or acts like one of his parents	The boy is a chip off the old block and acts exactly like his father.
make good money What does "make good money" mean?	earn a large amount of money	My friend is able to make good money selling computer equipment in the evenings.
in What does "in" mean?	fashionable, trendy
pokey What does "pokey" mean?	prison; jail
simmer down What does "simmer down" mean?	to become calm/quiet	He was very angry after the meeting but now he has begun to simmer down.
boil down to (something) What does "boil down to (something)" mean?	to reduce something to its essential or main part	The reason that we could not go on a holiday boiled down to the fact that we did not have enough money.
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.

lay (something) on (someone) What does "lay (something) on (someone)" mean?	direct blame or guilt on someone	The company tried to lay the computer problems on one of the managers.
class action lawsuit What does "class action lawsuit" mean?	a lawsuit on behalf of a group of persons in a similar situation or who have suffered a similar wrong	The workers filed a class action lawsuit against the company for damage to their health.
toss off What does "toss off" mean?	do something rapidly and with little attention to detail
nuts What does "nuts" mean?	testicles

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Sound (someone) Out Idiom