Strike A Bargain Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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strike a bargain What does strike a bargain mean?	to reach an agreement on a price for something	I was able to strike a bargain with my neighbor to buy his car.
strike a bargain What does strike a bargain mean?	to make an agreement about something	I was able to strike a bargain with my neighbor to buy his car.
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work out (for the best) What does "work out (for the best)" mean?	to end successfully	I hope that everything will work out for my friend when she moves to London next week.
Golden State What does "Golden State" mean?	California
Left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing What does "Left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing" mean?	If the left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing, then communication within a company, organisation, group, etc, is so bad that people don't know what the others are doing.
Pull strings What does "Pull strings" mean?	If you pull strings, you use contacts you have got to help you get what you want.
get a clean bill of health What does "get a clean bill of health" mean?	to be pronounced healthy by a doctor	I got a clean bill of health when I went to see the doctor.
get away from it all What does "get away from it all" mean?	to go on a holiday	We want to get away from it all this summer and relax somewhere.

off-color What does "off-color" mean?	not the exact color	We painted our kitchen in an off-color of white.
at this stage of the game What does "at this stage of the game" mean?	currently, at the current point in some event	At this stage of the game it was not possible to change the plans for the class trip.
take (someone or something) wrong What does "take (someone or something) wrong" mean?	to misunderstand someone or something	The man took what I said wrong and became very angry.
buzz What does "buzz" mean?	fly an aircraft very low over an area.	The fighter jets buzzed the enemy camp.
full-court-press What does "full-court-press" mean?	a total effort or offensive, an all-out effort to put pressure on someone, a basketball tactic in which the defenders put pressure on the opposing team over the entire court and try to disrupt the ot	The company used a full-court-press in order to pressure the manager to resign.

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Strike A Bargain Idiom