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the responsible party
What does the responsible party mean? | the person or organization responsible or liable for something | The responsible party for the accident was taken away by the police for questioning.
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the responsible party
What does the responsible party mean? | legally or morally obliged to do something or accept the blame for something | The judge determined that the man was the responsible party for the damage and must pay a large penalty.
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the responsible party
What does the responsible party mean? | the party that is legally or morally obliged to do something or accept the blame for something | The responsible party was forced to compensate the victims of his crimes.
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the responsible party
What does the responsible party mean? | someone who is legally or morally obliged to do something or accept the blame for something |
The judge determined that the man was the responsible party for the damage and must pay a large penalty.
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the responsible party
What does the responsible party mean? | the person or party that is legally or morally obliged to do something or accept the blame for something |
The responsible party was forced to compensate the victim of the crime.
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the responsible party
What does the responsible party mean? | the person or organization responsible or liable for something |
The responsible party for the accident was taken away by the police for questioning.
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Some Random Idioms
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head
What does "head" mean? | person |
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Blink of an eye
What does "Blink of an eye" mean? | If something happens in the blink of an eye, it happens so fast it is almost impossible to notice it. |
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eat one`s heart out
What does "eat one`s heart out" mean? | to be envious, to be very sad | "You can eat your heart out. I am going to Hawaii for three weeks!"
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pissed
What does "pissed" mean? | drunk; intoxicated |
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iron fist in a velvet glove
What does "iron fist in a velvet glove" mean? | kind and gentle on the outside but determined and ruthless on the inside | The government committee used an iron fist in a velvet glove to get the information that they wanted.
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over my dead body
What does "over my dead body" mean? | not if I can stop you | I told my friend that I will lend him money only over my dead body.
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follow one's nose
What does "follow one's nose" mean? | to go straight ahead, to follow a smell to its source | I followed my nose to the place where they were baking the bread.
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uptight
What does "uptight" mean? | nervous; anxious; edgy |
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murder on (something)
What does "murder on (something)" mean? | very destructive or harmful to something | My new shoes are murder on my feet.
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fall for (someone or something)
What does "fall for (someone or something)" mean? | to begin to like or love someone or something | The man fell for the woman at the bank but was afraid to ask her for a date.
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a hard-and-fast rule
What does "a hard-and-fast rule" mean? | a rule that cannot be altered to fit special cases | There is no hard-and-fast rule that says you can`t use a cellular phone in the train.
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forbidden fruit
What does "forbidden fruit" mean? | something that one finds attractive partly because it is illegal or immoral or prohibited |
Entering the old building was forbidden fruit for the young boys.
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