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wap What does wap mean?	Italian; Italian person
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max What does "max" mean?	maximum; greatest/largest possible

touched (in the head) What does "touched (in the head)" mean?	to be crazy	The woman is touched in the head and it is difficult to know what she will do next.
give (someone) a fair shake What does "give (someone) a fair shake" mean?	to give someone fair treatment	The man did not believe that the judge would give him a fair shake at his trial.
in contempt of court What does "in contempt of court" mean?	disrespect for a judge or for courtroom procedures	The woman was in contempt of court when she refused to sit down quietly during the trial.
put one's thinking cap on What does "put one's thinking cap on" mean?	to start thinking in a serious manner	I put my thinking cap on and tried to think of a name for the student newspaper.
common touch What does "common touch" mean?	a friendly manner with everyone	My neighbor has a common touch and everybody likes him a lot.
small/fine print What does "small/fine print" mean?	the part of a document that you cannot easily notice because of the small size of the print but which often contains very important information	I always read the small print before I sign a sales contract.
stand on ceremony What does "stand on ceremony" mean?	to be formal	"You do not need to stand on ceremony here. You can relax."
mark my word(s) What does "mark my word(s)" mean?	remember what I'm telling you	"Mark my words, if you do not finish your homework project you are not going to go out this weekend."
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.

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