Spoon Feed Someone Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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spoon-feed (someone) What does spoon-feed (someone) mean?	to help someone too much when you are trying to teach him or her something	We had to spoon-feed the new employee who we were teaching about the new computer system.
spoon-feed (someone) What does spoon-feed (someone) mean?	to make something very easy for someone	He is a very strict teacher and never likes to spoon-feed his students.
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get the upper hand (on someone) What does "get the upper hand (on someone)" mean?	to get into a position superior to someone	I got the upper hand during my dispute with the apartment manager.
down What does "down" mean?	in a losing position; having the lesser score
carry over (something) What does "carry over (something)" mean?	to save or postpone something for another time	The department store will carry over their sale until after the national holiday.
at a standstill What does "at a standstill" mean?	in a situation where no progress can be made, at an impasse	The traffic on the road was at a standstill because of the accident.
nose about/around (something) What does "nose about/around (something)" mean?	to look for something private or secret, to investigate something	The reporters spend a lot of time nosing around the business of famous people.
Sunday driver What does "Sunday driver" mean?	automobile driver who goes slowly and carefully.	I hate being stuck behind Sunday drivers.

clunker What does "clunker" mean?	used, worn-down machine (incl. computers, cars, appliances)
up to one's ears/eyeballs/neck in (something) What does "up to one's ears/eyeballs/neck in (something)" mean?	to have a lot of something, to be much involved or busy with something	I have been up to my ears in work for several weeks now.
Put you in the picture What does "Put you in the picture" mean?	If you put someone in the picture, you tell them the information they need to know about something.
hold water What does "hold water" mean?	be a sound idea	His proposal for a new work scheduling system doesn`t hold water.

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Spoon Feed Someone Idiom