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the pick of (something) What does the pick of (something) mean?	the best of the group	The members of the Olympic team were the pick of the best athletes in the country.
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hide/bury one`s head in the sand What does "hide/bury one`s head in the sand" mean?	keep from knowing something dangerous or unpleasant	He hates to talk about important matters and hides his head in the sand when I try to talk to him.

paradise (on earth) What does "paradise (on earth)" mean?	a place on earth that is as lovely as paradise	The resort in the mountains was paradise on earth.
get over (something) What does "get over (something)" mean?	to overcome a difficulty, to recover from an illness or shock	The woman is having trouble getting over her father`s death.
heads or tails What does "heads or tails" mean?	the face of a coin or the other side of the coin	The referee threw the coin to see if it would be heads or tails.
fast track What does "fast track" mean?	path of rapid rise through an organization or situation
come down in price What does "come down in price" mean?	to lower the price of one's product, to become cheaper	We were forced to come down in price in order to sell our target number of cars for the month.
turn one's hand to (something) What does "turn one's hand to (something)" mean?	to start to do something that is different from what you usually do	After we finished cleaning the kitchen we turned our hand to the other rooms.

a known fact What does "a known fact" mean?	something that is generally recognized as a fact	It is a known fact that more people get colds in the winter than in the summer.
off one`s high horse What does "off one`s high horse" mean?	to be not acting proud and scornful, to be not acting like you are better than others	We got our boss off his high horse when he admitted that he had made many mistakes with the new product launch.
had ('d) better What does "had ('d) better" mean?	be obliged to; should (strong).	"You'd better leave soon. If you don't, you'llmiss your bus."

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The Pick Of (something) Idiom