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warm the cockles of one's heart What does warm the cockles of one's heart mean?	make someone feel warm and happy	Her care and attention when I was sick warmed the cockles of my heart.
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to skip bail What does "to skip bail" mean?	to fail to appear in court and therefore give up the money that you paid for bail	The amount of bail was set very high so the accused criminal would not skip bail.
for all the world What does "for all the world" mean?	for anything, for any price	For all the world, I do not know what my friend is trying to tell me.
not worth mentioning What does "not worth mentioning" mean?	to be not important enough to require a comment	The problem that we had with the former manager was not worth mentioning so we did not say anything to anybody.
spaced out What does "spaced out" mean?	giddy; flakey; silly; befuddled
a nine day's wonder What does "a nine day's wonder" mean?	someone or something that is of interest to people only for a short time	The actor was a nine day's wonder and everyone forgot him after a couple of months.
handy What does "handy" mean?	can easily fix things	He is very handy around the house and is always fixing or building something.
to sign on the dotted line What does "to sign on the dotted line" mean?	to put your signature on a contract or other important document	We went to the lawyer's office to sign on the dotted line of the contract to start the new business.
pull down (someone) What does "pull down (someone)" mean?	to humiliate someone	The scandal pulled down the local politician from his position in the government.
cover for (someone) What does "cover for (someone)" mean?	to make excuses for someone, to cover someone's errors	I covered for my friend when she was late for work.
nothing doing What does "nothing doing" mean?	I will not do it, certainly not	"Nothing doing. I am not going to stay and work late again this evening."
shrug (something) off What does "shrug (something) off" mean?	to not be bothered or hurt by something, to disregard something	The girl says mean things but we always shrug off her comments.
of two minds What does "of two minds" mean?	to be unable to decide what to do or what you think about something	I am of two minds about going to the movie tonight. I am very busy but I also want to see the movie very much.

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Warm The Cockles Of One's Heart Idiom