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stick in (someone's) throat What does stick in (someone's) throat mean?	an idea or situation that is difficult for you to accept and irritates or displeases you	The customer's attitude sticks in my throat and I am happy to see him leave.
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up and at 'em/them What does "up and at 'em/them" mean?	get active and get busy	We will be up and at 'em very early tomorrow morning.

in part What does "in part" mean?	to some extent, partly	I think that the reason he is not golfing well this year is in part because of his back problem.
as scarce as hen's teeth/scarcer than hen's teeth What does "as scarce as hen's teeth/scarcer than hen's teeth" mean?	very scarce or nonexistent	Cheap hotels in this city are as scarce as hen's teeth.
pay a king's ransom for (something) What does "pay a king's ransom for (something)" mean?	to pay a great deal of money for something	My friend paid a king's ransom for his new stereo system.
make a nuisance of oneself What does "make a nuisance of oneself" mean?	be a constant bother	I didn't phone the apartment manager to complain about the sink because I didn't want to make a nuisance of myself.
keep (someone) in line What does "keep (someone) in line" mean?	make someone behave properly	The teacher is very strict and she knows how to keep her students in line.
phat What does "phat" mean?	excellent; good
get (a) hold of oneself What does "get (a) hold of oneself" mean?	to get control of one's emotions	We asked the man who was crying to try and get hold of himself.
stay away from (something) What does "stay away from (something)" mean?	to avoid something	My uncle has been staying away from salty foods for several months now.
garbage in, garbage out What does "garbage in, garbage out" mean?	the quality of information that you put into something will affect the response/outcome	Garbage in, garbage out. The bad information that was used for the story affected the final story that was written.
Marked man What does "Marked man" mean?	A marked man is a person who is being targeted by people who want to do them harm or cause them trouble.
Straw man What does "Straw man" mean?	A straw man is a weak argument that is easily defeated. It can also be a person who is used as to give an illegal or inappropriate activity an appearance of respectability.

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Stick In Someones Throat Idiom