Take (someone Or Something) In Hand Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Take (someone Or Something) In Hand Idiom mean?

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take (someone or something) in hand What does take (someone or something) in hand mean?	to try to take control of a situation and improve it or deal with it	Our teacher quickly took the situation in hand when the class became too noisy.
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holy cow What does "holy cow" mean?	used to express strong feelings of astonishment, pleasure or anger	"Holy cow! There are over one hundred people standing in front of our house."

skin-deep What does "skin-deep" mean?	to be only on the surface, to not have any deep or honest meaning	Although beauty is said to be only skin-deep many people care about it very much.
prick up one's ears What does "prick up one's ears" mean?	to listen more carefully to something (like an animal that moves its ears up to hear better)	When I heard my friends talking about me I quickly pricked up my ears.
fall short of (one`s expectations) What does "fall short of (one`s expectations)" mean?	to be not be as good as one expected	The new movie fell short of everyone`s expectations and attendance is very low.
make free with (someone or something) What does "make free with (someone or something)" mean?	take advantage or use something as if it were one's own	My roommate always makes free with my clothes which I don't like at all.
Jekyll and Hyde What does "Jekyll and Hyde" mean?	someone with both an evil and a good personality	My co-worker is like Jekyll and Hyde. One minute he is very friendly but the next minute he is angry.

out of hand What does "out of hand" mean?	immediately and without consulting anyone	The police dismissed my complaint about my neighbors out of hand.
on the heels of (something) What does "on the heels of (something)" mean?	soon after something	There was a large rain storm on the heels of the wind storm.
turn down (someone or something) What does "turn down (someone or something)" mean?	to refuse to accept someone or something, to reject someone or something	The union turned down the offer of more money from the company.
cry bloody murder What does "cry bloody murder" mean?	to scream like something very serious has happened	The woman cried bloody murder when the man tried to steal her purse.
yield the right-of-way What does "yield the right-of-way" mean?	give the right to turn or move to another vehicle	We were forced to yield the right-of-way to the fire engine at the intersection.
beat a hasty retreat What does "beat a hasty retreat" mean?	to retreat or withdraw very quickly	The soldiers beat a hasty retreat when the guerrillas attacked them.

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Take (someone Or Something) In Hand Idiom