Take (someone's) Temperature Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Take (someone's) Temperature Idiom mean?

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take (someone's) temperature What does take (someone's) temperature mean?	to measure someone's body temperature	The nurse took my temperature when I went to the hospital yesterday.
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rip (someone) limb from limb What does "rip (someone) limb from limb" mean?	to attack someone in a violent way	The cat ripped the stuffed toy limb from limb.

round-robin tournament/contest What does "round-robin tournament/contest" mean?	a game or contest in which each player or team plays every other player or team in turn	A round-robin tournament was held in order to choose the best team in the city.
come to (something) What does "come to (something)" mean?	to be equal to something, to total a number, to amount to something	Our weekly food bill comes to much money every week.
nuke What does "nuke" mean?	heat in a microwave.	"If your coffee's cold, just nuke it for abouta minute."
down What does "down" mean?	eat or drink rapidly

air ball What does "air ball" mean?	a throw in basketball that entirely misses the net.	Air balls all the time. You can't ever make a shot.
just one of those things What does "just one of those things" mean?	something that you really can't do anything about	The fact that I failed the driver's test was just one of those things and there is nothing that I can do about it.
rule out (someone or something) What does "rule out (someone or something)" mean?	to decide against or eliminate someone or something	They still have not ruled out using the new player during the tournament.

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Take (someone's) Temperature Idiom