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test market a product What does test market a product mean?	to research whether or not a product will be successful by selling it in a particular market or by choosing people to use the product for a specified period of time and receiving comments from them	The computer company will begin to test market their new computer in several cities soon.
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like father, like son What does "like father, like son" mean?	a son usually acts like his father	"Like father, like son," the man said as he watched the boy playing baseball exactly like his father.

chips and dip What does "chips and dip" mean?	potato chips and something to dip them into before eating them	We bought some chips and dip for the party.
strike out at (someone or something) What does "strike out at (someone or something)" mean?	to hit at or attack someone or something	The boy struck out at his friend in the playground.
go ape What does "go ape" mean?	to become very excited, to behave in a crazy way	My father went ape when he heard how much money I had spent.
soft spot for (someone or something) What does "soft spot for (someone or something)" mean?	a feeling of affection toward a person or thing	My mother has a soft spot for the elderly lady in her apartment building.
facts of life What does "facts of life" mean?	the facts about sex/marriage/birth that one should know	The boy seems to be too young to know about the facts of life.

lay up (something) What does "lay up (something)" mean?	collect a supply of something, save something for future use, store something	We are planning to lay up some canned fruit for the winter.
beat around the bush What does "beat around the bush" mean?	to speak indirectly or evasively	"Stop beating around the bush and give us your final decision."
fresh out of (something) What does "fresh out of (something)" mean?	to have used up all of something, to have sold the last of something	The bakery was fresh out of brown bread so we had to go to the supermarket.

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Test Market A Product Idiom