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vest What does vest mean?	bulletproof vest; Kevlar vest.	He was wearing a vest, so he survived the gunshot.
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after the fact What does "after the fact" mean?	after something (a crime etc.) has occurred	We were told, after the fact, that the company would not pay compensation to the fire victims.

lead (someone) on What does "lead (someone) on" mean?	insincerely encourage someone	I think my friend was leading me on when he told me about the new job.
Grass may be greener on the other side but it's just as hard to mow What does "Grass may be greener on the other side but it's just as hard to mow" mean?	'The grass may be greener on the other side but it's just as hard to mow' is an expression used to mean a person's desire to have that which another person has in the belief it will make their life easieris false as all situations come with their own set of problems.
armpit of (somewhere) What does "armpit of (somewhere)" mean?	a place that is the ugliest or worst place in a particular area	The small city is the armpit of the country and nobody wants to go there to work.
BCGs What does "BCGs" mean?	birth control glasses, i.e. military glasses that repel women because they are very ugly
die is cast What does "die is cast" mean?	a decision has already been made and you cannot change it	We have decided to move to Paris. Now the die is cast and we cannot change our plans.
get nowhere fast What does "get nowhere fast" mean?	to make no progress	We are getting nowhere fast in our effort to convince our boss to give us a holiday.

in a fog (haze) What does "in a fog (haze)" mean?	confused, not sure what is happening	He is always in a fog and never seems to know what is going on.
get one`s feet wet What does "get one`s feet wet" mean?	to begin something, to do something for the first time	The writer got his feet wet in the publishing business and he is now ready to start his own business.
kill two birds with one stone What does "kill two birds with one stone" mean?	to succeed in doing two things with only one action	"Let`s have the meeting when we come to town to go shopping so that we can kill two birds with one stone."
In the swing What does "In the swing" mean?	If things are in the swing, they are progressing well.

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