Warm One`s Blood/heart Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Warm One`s Blood/heart Idiom mean?

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warm one`s blood/heart What does warm one`s blood/heart mean?	make one feel warm or excited	The sight of the small boy helping the old woman warmed the heart of the people on the street.
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get one's comeuppance What does "get one's comeuppance" mean?	to get the punishment that one deserves	The woman got her comeuppance when she was forced to apologize to the other woman in the company.
cast one's vote What does "cast one's vote" mean?	to vote	We arrived early to cast our vote in the election.
eat crow What does "eat crow" mean?	to admit that one is mistaken or defeated or wrong	Our boss was forced to eat crow when the figures that he presented at the meeting were wrong.
give (someone) their freedom What does "give (someone) their freedom" mean?	set someone free	The court decided to give the man his freedom because of his good behavior in prison.
pay the piper What does "pay the piper" mean?	to face the results of one's actions	The city government was forced to pay the piper after many years of bad management.

looney What does "looney" mean?	crazy; nuts; insane
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trial and error What does "trial and error" mean?	a way of solving a problem by trying different possible solutions until you find one that works	We worked by trial and error until we found a solution to the parking problems at our apartment building.
free and easy What does "free and easy" mean?	informal	The man's attitude toward his work is free and easy.
in lieu of (something) What does "in lieu of (something)" mean?	instead of something	In lieu of being paid for our overtime work we were given extra time off.
go out the window What does "go out the window" mean?	to be abandoned, to go out of effect	The school dress code went out the window when the new principal arrived.

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Warm One`s Blood/heart Idiom