Wear Down Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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wear down What does wear down mean?	make something become less useful or smaller or weaker by wearing or aging	Little by little the water wore down the beach at the edge of the river.
wear down What does wear down mean?	exhaust or tire someone out	He was worn down from the many questions in the meeting.
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Catch hell What does "Catch hell" mean?	If you catch hell, you get into trouble or get scolded. ('Catch heck' is also used.)

only have eyes for (someone) What does "only have eyes for (someone)" mean?	to be loyal or interested in only one person	The man only has eyes for the woman who works in his office.
iron out (something) What does "iron out (something)" mean?	work out something, solve a problem	We have ironed out all of our problems at work and are doing better now.
throw (someone) to the lions What does "throw (someone) to the lions" mean?	to permit someone to be blamed or criticized for something without trying to help or protect him or her	The company threw the manager to the lions and made him take responsibility for the problem.
Easy does it! What does "Easy does it!" mean?	Be very careful! / Don't do anything too fast or too hard!	A: "I'm going to move the table just a little furtherfrom the window."B: "Easy does it! If you move too fast, you might knock overthe plant!"
a rush on (something) What does "a rush on (something)" mean?	a large demand for something	There was a rush on candles after the electricity went off for three days.

take off What does "take off" mean?	to depart suddenly or quickly, to run away	We decided to take off when the concert ended.
dude What does "dude" mean?	male friend; guy (also used to address a man)
BO What does "BO" mean?	Body Odor - smell of sweat from the human body	Body Odor - smell of sweat from the human bodyThe BO from the man in the elevator was very bad.
dupe What does "dupe" mean?	fool, trick, or swindle somebody
come of age What does "come of age" mean?	to be old enough to vote/marry/sign legal contracts etc.	When the members of our class came of age everyone started to vote.

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Wear Down Idiom