Win (someone) Over Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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win (someone) over What does win (someone) over mean?	gain the support and sympathy of someone	We finally won the apartment manager over and she will let us have a pet in our apartment.
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can of worms What does "can of worms" mean?	a complicated situation or problem	The lawsuit opened up a can of worms for the company.

praise (someone or something) to the skies What does "praise (someone or something) to the skies" mean?	to give someone or something much praise	The teachers praised the principal to the skies for the new policies at the school.
bear in mind What does "bear in mind" mean?	to consider that something is so	We have to bear in mind that the child is only three years old when he does something bad.
do a job on (someone or something) What does "do a job on (someone or something)" mean?	to harm or damage someone or something	We really did a job on the bookcase that we were trying to move.
a mixed bag What does "a mixed bag" mean?	a varied collection of people or things	The festival promoters presented a mixed bag of musical styles at the summer music festival.
just what the doctor ordered What does "just what the doctor ordered" mean?	something that is good for someone to have or to do	The holiday was just what the doctor ordered and the employee returned to work energetic and refreshed.
pull through What does "pull through" mean?	to recover from a serious illness	The car accident was very bad and I do not think that the driver will pull through.

burn (oneself) out What does "burn (oneself) out" mean?	to become very tired and almost sick from doing something for a long time or because of working too hard	After working long hours for many months the woman finally burned herself out.
con (someone) out of (something) What does "con (someone) out of (something)" mean?	to trick someone to give you money or something valuable	The man on the street corner tried to con the woman out of some money.
have (someone's) blood on one's hands What does "have (someone's) blood on one's hands" mean?	be responsible for someone's death	The army general has the citizen's blood on his hands.
crush What does "crush" mean?	feeling of love, romantic desire, or sexual attraction (usually among teenagers)

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Win (someone) Over Idiom