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to hook up (something) What does to hook up (something) mean?	connect or fit something together	After we moved into our new apartment we had to hook up the phone.
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hard to stomach (someone or something) What does "hard to stomach (someone or something)" mean?	be unable to accept something or do something that you think is unpleasant or wrong	I find some of my classmates and their attitude to studying hard to stomach.

Prick up your ears What does "Prick up your ears" mean?	If you prick up your ears, you listen very carefully. ('Pick up your ears' is also used.)
stop by (somewhere) What does "stop by (somewhere)" mean?	to visit/pass by somewhere	"Why don`t you stop by my house on your way home?"
provided that (something is so) What does "provided that (something is so)" mean?	on the condition that something is so	We plan to go hiking this weekend provided that the weather is nice.
bad hair day What does "bad hair day" mean?	a day when one's hair looks messy, a day of mishaps and other problems	The girl is having a bad hair day. She looks terrible. I am having a bad hair day. Everything is going wrong.
poke one's nose into something What does "poke one's nose into something" mean?	to interfere with something	I wish that my neighbor would not always poke her nose into my business.
wombat What does "wombat" mean?	eccentric person

fight like cats and dogs What does "fight like cats and dogs" mean?	to argue and fight with someone (usually used for people who know each other)	The two children were fighting like cats and dogs when we entered the room.
Murky waters What does "Murky waters" mean?	Where people are behaving in morally and ethically questionable ways, they are in murky waters.
be a new one on (someone) What does "be a new one on (someone)" mean?	to be something one has not heard before and something that is difficult to believe	It was a new one on me when my friend said that he was studying Russian.
pass for/as (someone or something) What does "pass for/as (someone or something)" mean?	to succeed in being accepted as someone or something	The young woman was trying to pass for a reporter when she went to the concert.
eyes are bigger than one's stomach What does "eyes are bigger than one's stomach" mean?	the amount of food that one takes is greater than what one could possibly eat	My eyes were bigger than my stomach and I took too much food at the buffet dinner.

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To Hook Up (something) Idiom