Take A Shine To (someone) Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Take A Shine To (someone) Idiom mean?

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take a shine to (someone) What does take a shine to (someone) mean?	to have or show a quick liking for someone	Our daughter took a shine to her new teacher and is very happy at school now.
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turn a blind eye to (someone or something) What does "turn a blind eye to (someone or something)" mean?	pretend not to see someone or something that may be troublesome	The police often turn a blind eye to people when they cross the street on a red light.

throw (someone) to the wolves What does "throw (someone) to the wolves" mean?	to send someone into danger without protection, to sacrifice someone	The salesman decided to throw his coworker to the wolves when he asked him to meet the angry customer.
tax-and-spend What does "tax-and-spend" mean?	spending freely and taxing heavily	The government has a tax-and-spend attitude that many people do not like.
make (someone's) hair stand on end What does "make (someone's) hair stand on end" mean?	cause someone to be very frightened	The sound of the screaming woman made my hair stand on end.
bottom drops/falls out of (something) What does "bottom drops/falls out of (something)" mean?	a collapse occurs and prices fall below an earlier low price	When the bottom fell out of the coffee market many companies had to stop doing business.

have stars in one`s eyes What does "have stars in one`s eyes" mean?	to have an appearance or feeling of very great happiness, to be obsessed with show business	The girl had stars in her eyes when she won the spelling contest.
know one's ABCs What does "know one's ABCs" mean?	know the most basic things about something	The woman in the bank knows her ABC's and can provide any information that we need.
Hot as Hades What does "Hot as Hades" mean?	If something's as hot as Hades, it's extremely hot.
cristal What does "cristal" mean?	methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) (from Spanish)
by the same token What does "by the same token" mean?	similarly, for the same reason	"By the same token, I do not want to go downtown again today."
Lose the plot What does "Lose the plot" mean?	If someone loses the plot, they have stopped being rational about something.

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Take A Shine To (someone) Idiom