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the order of the day What does the order of the day mean?	something necessary, the usual practice	The order of the day is to begin to clean up the mess that the storm caused last night.
the order of the day What does the order of the day mean?	something necessary, the usual practice	The order of the day is to clean up the mess that the storm caused last night.
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throw one's hands up in horror What does "throw one's hands up in horror" mean?	to be shocked, to raise one's hands in fright	The girl threw her hands up in horror when she saw the injured dog on the road.

stand adjourned What does "stand adjourned" mean?	to be dismissed or to end (used for a meeting)	"This meeting now stands adjourned."
call the shots What does "call the shots" mean?	to be in charge	During the meeting the vice-president was calling the shots.
blotto What does "blotto" mean?	very drunk; highly intoxicated on alcohol
have a good eye for (something) What does "have a good eye for (something)" mean?	to be able to judge something correctly, to have good taste in something	The woman has a good eye for color and her apartment is very beautiful.
Stalking horse What does "Stalking horse" mean?	A stalking horse is a strategy or something used to conceal your intentions. It is often used where someone put themselves forwards as a candidate to divide opponents or to hide the real candidate.
leave a bad taste in one`s mouth What does "leave a bad taste in one`s mouth" mean?	to leave a bad feeling or memory with someone	The way that the company treated us left a bad taste in our mouth.
gray area What does "gray area" mean?	something difficult to define or put into a particular category, something that is not clear	Some of the legal issues were in a gray area.

cut and run What does "cut and run" mean?	cease all action and flee immediately
go down in history What does "go down in history" mean?	to be remembered as an important historical event	The concert will go down in history as the biggest in the world.
in season What does "in season" mean?	currently available for sale, legally able to be caught/hunted	The cherries are in season now and they are very delicious.
On the fly What does "On the fly" mean?	If you do things on the fly, you do things without preparation, responding to events as they happen.

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The Order Of The Day Idiom