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too many cooks spoil the broth/stew What does too many cooks spoil the broth/stew mean?	too many people trying to do something will cause problems	Too many cooks spoil the broth and having too many people work on the project was making it difficult to do anything.
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have the floor What does "have the floor" mean?	to have permission to speak in a meeting	The president had the floor for almost an hour during the meeting.

put (someone or something) out to pasture What does "put (someone or something) out to pasture" mean?	to retire someone or something	We finally decided to put the old horse out to pasture and stop riding him.
no hard feelings What does "no hard feelings" mean?	no anger or resentment	There were no hard feelings between the two women after they got into a fight at work.
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kick What does "kick" mean?	good feeling or pleasure derived from something

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life is a bowl of cherries What does "life is a bowl of cherries" mean?	only good things happen in life	Ever since my father retired from his job he has believed that life is a bowl of cherries.
cheesehead What does "cheesehead" mean?	person who does stupid things
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air rage What does "air rage" mean?	passenger on an airplane, who is out of control
on time What does "on time" mean?	to be at the scheduled time	Our train arrived exactly on time.

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Too Many Cooks Spoil The Broth Stew Idiom