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update What does update mean?	make current; add information to show what has happened recently.	"I need to update my résumé. Itdoesn't show what I've done during the last year."
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laid-back What does "laid-back" mean?	relaxed; at ease; unrufffled

tight squeeze What does "tight squeeze" mean?	a difficult financial situation	Our company is in a tight squeeze now that sales are down from last year.
run up What does "run up" mean?	to add to the amount of something	We ran up a large bill at the department store before we went home.
Chew the fat What does "Chew the fat" mean?	To talk about unimportant things.	Sit down, have a beer, and let's chew the fat. The Inuit (different from Eskimos) used to chew on pieces of whale blubber almost like chewing gum. The blubber took quite a while to dissolve, so it just sort of helped pass the time while they were doing something else. Some other cultures may have used bacon fat in a similar way.
Hot foot What does "Hot foot" mean?	If you hot foot it out of a place, you leave very quickly, often running.
bet one's bottom dollar What does "bet one's bottom dollar" mean?	to be very certain about something	I would bet my bottom dollar that my friend will be late for the movie.
sell (someone) on a plan or idea What does "sell (someone) on a plan or idea" mean?	to convince someone of something	I could not sell my friend on my suggestion that we buy a new computer together.

hit What does "hit" mean?	success; something approved of or highly regarded
put a bug in (someone`s) ear (about something) What does "put a bug in (someone`s) ear (about something)" mean?	to give someone a hint or an idea about something	My friend put a bug in my ear about going to France and I cannot stop thinking about it.
fat-assed What does "fat-assed" mean?	said of a person with a large butt
wring (someone's) neck What does "wring (someone's) neck" mean?	be extremely angry at someone	I plan to wring my friend's neck for breaking my new laptop computer.
take a punch at (someone) What does "take a punch at (someone)" mean?	to strike someone with one's fist	The man in the restaurant suddenly took a punch at the waiter.

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