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tear down (something) What does tear down (something) mean?	to take something down, to destroy something	The city decided to tear down the building because it was unsafe.
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go begging What does "go begging" mean?	to be unwanted or unused	Much food went begging when fewer people than expected came to the dinner.

Marked man What does "Marked man" mean?	A marked man is a person who is being targeted by people who want to do them harm or cause them trouble.
have (someone's) blood on one's hands What does "have (someone's) blood on one's hands" mean?	be responsible for someone's death	The army general has the citizen's blood on his hands.
to some extent What does "to some extent" mean?	to some degree, partly	My answer to the professor's question was correct to some extent but in general it was not what the professor wanted.
get off What does "get off" mean?	to escape or avoid punishment	The criminal got off with a very light sentence from the judge.
Sputnik moment What does "Sputnik moment" mean?	A Sputnik moment is a point where people realise that they are threatened of challenged and have to redouble their efforts to catch up. It comes from the time when the Soviet Union launched the first satellite, the Sputnik 1, and beat the USA into space.
bite one's tongue What does "bite one's tongue" mean?	to try not to say something that you really want to say	I had to bite my tongue and not tell our boss what had happened.

couch potato What does "couch potato" mean?	someone who spends a lot of time on a couch watching television	My cousin is a couch potato and he never wants to leave his house.
jump on (someone) What does "jump on (someone)" mean?	scold/criticize/blame someone	Everybody jumped on the supervisor because they were angry about the new schedules.
full of hot air What does "full of hot air" mean?	to be full of nonsense, to be talking nonsense	I knew that the man was full of hot air when he began to tell us how to make lots of money.
shot What does "shot" mean?	tired; exhausted; damaged; ruined

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Tear Down (something) Idiom