Take Ill/sick Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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take ill/sick What does take ill/sick mean?	to become sick	The woman took ill during her holiday and spent most of the time in her hotel.
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dimple What does "dimple" mean?	dent in a car

in the bag What does "in the bag" mean?	to be certain	The contract for the new insurance policy is in the bag.
read between the lines What does "read between the lines" mean?	to find a hidden meaning in something	I can read between the lines and I know what my friend was trying to say.
hang out one's shingle What does "hang out one's shingle" mean?	to open one's own business (usually as a professional in some field)	My friend decided to hang out his shingle as a dentist soon after he finished school.
fly by the seat of one`s pants What does "fly by the seat of one`s pants" mean?	to do something by instinct rather than by knowledge or logic	I was forced to fly by the seat of my pants when my computer broke and I had to try and fix it.

short of (something) What does "short of (something)" mean?	to not have enough of something	We are short of sugar so I will buy some when I am at the store.
lay an egg What does "lay an egg" mean?	to give a bad performance of something	The singer laid an egg during her concert last evening.
After your own heart What does "After your own heart" mean?	A person after your own heart thinks the same way as you.
dust-up What does "dust-up" mean?	fight; conflict.	I had a little dust-up with my boss yesterday.

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Take Ill/sick Idiom