Tie Up With (someone Or Something) Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Tie Up With (someone Or Something) Idiom mean?

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tie up with (someone or something) What does tie up with (someone or something) mean?	to enter into an association or partnership with someone or something	Our company decided to tie up with a company from Sweden to make the pollution equipment.
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The Mountie always gets his man What does "The Mountie always gets his man" mean?	(Canada) The Mounties are the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and they have a reputation for catching criminals they are after.
one in a thousand What does "one in a thousand" mean?	one out of one thousand	The chance of getting the job is about one in a thousand.
send someone to the showers What does "send someone to the showers" mean?	send a player off the field and out of a game	send a player off the field and out of a gameThe referee sent the top player to the showers after he refused to stop arguing.
born with a silver spoon in one`s mouth What does "born with a silver spoon in one`s mouth" mean?	to be born to wealth and comfort, to be born rich	The new student in our class was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and he has never worked in his life.
red ink What does "red ink" mean?	debt (the red ink on a financial statement)	The automobile company has much red ink because of the bad economic conditions.
in a bad mood What does "in a bad mood" mean?	sad, depressed	I was in a bad mood after I wrote the university exam.
meat and potatoes What does "meat and potatoes" mean?	basic simple and good food, simple tastes	The man is a meat-and-potatoes person who enjoys the simple pleasures of life.
miffed What does "miffed" mean?	upset; distressed
save face What does "save face" mean?	to save one's good reputation or dignity when something has happened to hurt him or her	The government was unable to save face after they failed to deal with the crisis properly.
have a chip on one's shoulder What does "have a chip on one's shoulder" mean?	to have a tendency to try to get into a conflict with others	Our supervisor has a chip on his shoulder and is not an easy person to work with.
get made What does "get made" mean?	be identified as; be caught as.	He got made as a cop and was killed.

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Tie Up With (someone Or Something) Idiom