Take An Interest In (something) Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Take An Interest In (something) Idiom mean?

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take an interest in (something) What does take an interest in (something) mean?	to develop an interest in something	Recently my cousin has taken an interest in fishing.
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undercut (someone) What does "undercut (someone)" mean?	to sell your product for less than a competitor	The new discount store is trying hard to undercut other stores in the area.

sock it to (someone) What does "sock it to (someone)" mean?	to give everything that one is capable of to do something	The president socked it to the audience during his speech at the convention.
cream What does "cream" mean?	semen
give (someone) a free hand (with something) What does "give (someone) a free hand (with something)" mean?	to give someone complete control over something	The city gave the homeowners a free hand to plan the new playground.
go to the trouble (of doing something) What does "go to the trouble (of doing something)" mean?	to make an extra effort to do something	My aunt went to the trouble of buying a new sofa bed for her guests.
Whatever floats your boat What does "Whatever floats your boat" mean?	When people say this, they mean that you should do whatever makes you happy.

couch potato What does "couch potato" mean?	lazy person who watches television, movies, or plays video games
sail under false colors What does "sail under false colors" mean?	to pretend to be something that one is not (a pirate ship used to disguise itself as an ordinary ship by using a false flag)	The head of the company is sailing under false colors and he does not really understand how the company works.
a piece of cake What does "a piece of cake" mean?	easy	That job was a piece of cake. It was the easiest thing that I ever did.
Rule of thumb What does "Rule of thumb" mean?	A basic rule that is usually but not always correct.	As a rule of thumb, plant tomato seeds three inches deep. Based on the use of ones thumb as a rough measurement tool. Generally correct for course measures. Most old English measures of distance were based on the body measurements of the king -- the length of the foot, inch (thumb tip to first knuckle), cubit (elbow-to-fingertip), and yard (nose-to-fingertip).
vid What does "vid" mean?	video tape

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Take An Interest In (something) Idiom