Tell (someone) A Thing Or Two (about Something) Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Tell (someone) A Thing Or Two (about Something) Idiom mean?

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tell (someone) a thing or two (about something) What does tell (someone) a thing or two (about something) mean?	to scold someone, to become angry at someone	I plan to tell my neighbor a thing or two about his dog when I see him.
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look at the world through rose-colored glasses What does "look at the world through rose-colored glasses" mean?	to see only the good things about something, to be too optimistic	My friend always looks at the world through rose-colored glasses and he does not believe that some people are dishonest.

give (someone) the green light What does "give (someone) the green light" mean?	to give someone permission to proceed with a project	The city gave us the green light to begin the new project.
come by (something) What does "come by (something)" mean?	to get/obtain/acquire something	My aunt came by a lot of money recently and is now enjoying her life.
catch one's breath What does "catch one's breath" mean?	return to normal breathing after breathing very hard	I stopped at the top of the stairs to catch my breath.
pick up (something) What does "pick up (something)" mean?	to learn something without formal study	I picked up a lot of French when I lived in France for a year.
bells and whistles What does "bells and whistles" mean?	appealing, non-essential features
cancel (something) out What does "cancel (something) out" mean?	to destroy the effect of something	The overeating by the girl cancelled out the benefits of her exercise.
read between the lines What does "read between the lines" mean?	to understand the meaning of something by guessing what is not said	The salesman did not say that no products were available but we could read between the lines and knew that there were none.
Bridge the gap What does "Bridge the gap" mean?	If you bridge the gap, you make a connection where there is a great difference.
beyond the pale What does "beyond the pale" mean?	to be outside the bounds of acceptable behavior	What they are doing is totally unacceptable and beyond the pale.
have other/bigger fish to fry What does "have other/bigger fish to fry" mean?	to have other more important things to do, to have other opportunities	I have other fish to fry and I do not plan to spend any more time talking about my friend's problems.

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Tell (someone) A Thing Or Two (about Something) Idiom