To Be Pressed For Time Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does To Be Pressed For Time Idiom mean?

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to be pressed for time What does to be pressed for time mean?	to have barely enough time	My boss was pressed for time so I did not have a chance to speak to him.
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Place in the sun What does "Place in the sun" mean?	If you have your place in the sun, you find wealth, happiness or whatever you are looking for in life.

kiss (something) good-bye What does "kiss (something) good-bye" mean?	lose something	"You can kiss your computer good-bye. It is totally destroyed."
with all one's heart and soul What does "with all one's heart and soul" mean?	very sincerely	With all his heart and soul, the young man wished his friend good luck on his new adventure.
cheesed off What does "cheesed off" mean?	to be bored/depressed/annoyed	I was cheesed off when I heard that I would not be able to go away for the weekend.
dog in the manger What does "dog in the manger" mean?	someone who prevents others from doing what they themselves do not want to do (in Aesop's Fables a dog that cannot eat hay lays in the hayrack and prevents the other animals from eating the hay)	My friend always acts like a dog in the manger and often tries to prevent us from enjoying ourselves.
runner What does "runner" mean?	somebody who transports illegal items.	That gun runner got arrested, didn't he?
take on (an employee) or take (an employee) on What does "take on (an employee) or take (an employee) on" mean?	to give a job to someone, to hire someone	The company took on many new workers during the busy holiday season.
get off one's high horse What does "get off one's high horse" mean?	to become less arrogant	The manager was forced to get off his high horse and act better toward the employees.

chicken What does "chicken" mean?	game in which two drivers drive toward each other head-on and the first driver to veer off is the loser (hence chicken, as in coward)
sell like hotcakes What does "sell like hotcakes" mean?	to sell quickly or easily	The new CD has only been released for one week but already it is selling like hotcakes.
Grey pound What does "Grey pound" mean?	(UK) In the UK, the grey pound is an idiom for the economic power of elderly people.
dish out (criticism) What does "dish out (criticism)" mean?	to criticize someone roughly, to treat someone roughly	Our supervisor likes to dish out criticism to others but he does not like to hear criticism about himself.
hang around What does "hang around" mean?	pass time or stay someplace without any real purpose or aim	We decided to stay home and hang around rather than go to the game.
on the eve of (something) What does "on the eve of (something)" mean?	just before or on the evening before something	The sports fans were very excited on the eve of the big game.

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To Be Pressed For Time Idiom