Wetback Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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wetback What does wetback mean?	Hispanic illegal immigrant
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have (someone or something) on one's hands What does "have (someone or something) on one's hands" mean?	to be burdened with someone or something	I do not want to have the cancellation of the party on my hands.
pay (someone) respect What does "pay (someone) respect" mean?	to have and show respect to someone	The children refuse to pay their teacher respect.
talk in circles What does "talk in circles" mean?	to talk in a confusing or roundabout manner	Our boss was talking in circles for most of the meeting.
eye of the storm What does "eye of the storm" mean?	the center of a problem	The politician was in the eye of the storm because of the accounting scandal.
quick buck What does "quick buck" mean?	profit rapidly and readily earned
cook (someone's) goose What does "cook (someone's) goose" mean?	to damage or ruin someone	I think that I cooked my goose when I made a mistake at work today.
put the bite on (someone) What does "put the bite on (someone)" mean?	to ask someone for money or favors	He is always trying to put the bite on his friends to collect money for charity.

as slow as molasses in January What does "as slow as molasses in January" mean?	very slow	The little boy is as slow as molasses in January and he never gets his work finished on time.
break a record What does "break a record" mean?	to set a new record that is better than an old one	The team tried hard to break a record during the last week of the season.
cream of the crop What does "cream of the crop" mean?	the best of a group, the top choice	Our company is always able to hire the cream of the crop of university graduates.
give (someone) the ax What does "give (someone) the ax" mean?	to fire an employee	We gave the new employee the ax because he was always late for work.
The apple does not fall far from the tree What does "The apple does not fall far from the tree" mean?	Offspring grow up to be like their parents.

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Wetback Idiom