Think A Lot/great Deal/highly/much Of (someone Or Something) Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Think A Lot/great Deal/highly/much Of (someone Or Something) Idiom mean?

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think a lot/great deal/highly/much of (someone or something) What does think a lot/great deal/highly/much of (someone or something) mean?	to like or think well of someone or something	My grandmother thinks a lot of her grandchildren.
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go toe-to-toe with (someone) What does "go toe-to-toe with (someone)" mean?	to try hard to beat someone in a fight/competition/argument	Our lawyer went toe-to-toe with the lawyer from the other side.

on the fence (about something) What does "on the fence (about something)" mean?	to be undecided	The politician is on the fence about the tax issue.
trip the light fantastic What does "trip the light fantastic" mean?	to go dancing	"It`s Friday night so let`s go downtown and trip the light fantastic."
on the loose What does "on the loose" mean?	to be free to go, to be not shut in or stopped by anything	The zoo animals were on the loose for three hours before the zookeeper discovered their escape.
step right up What does "step right up" mean?	to move forward toward someone/something	The clerk told me to step right up when I was waiting to order some food.

down in the dumps What does "down in the dumps" mean?	depressed; "blue."	A: "Is something wrong?"B: "Not really, but I feel kind of down in the dumps."
rack What does "rack" mean?	bed; cot
an eager beaver What does "an eager beaver" mean?	a person who is always willing to volunteer or do extra work.	"Jan is certainly an eager beaver. Anytime there's work to be done,she's the first to say she'll help."
castles in the air What does "castles in the air" mean?	daydreams	My sister is always building castles in the air and is very unrealistic.
play hardball with someone What does "play hardball with someone" mean?	behave in an extremely determined way to get what you want (hardball and softball are from the game of baseball)	behave in an extremely determined way to get what you want (hardball and softball are from the game of baseball)The owners of the football club decided to play hardball when they began negotiating with the top player.
take the bull by the horns What does "take the bull by the horns" mean?	to take some kind of action	My aunt decided to take the bull by the horns and started to plan the family reunion.

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Think A Lot/great Deal/highly/much Of (someone Or Something) Idiom