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What Does “butter up” mean? Definition: To praise or flatter excessively. Example(s) Why are you buttering up the boss? This […]
What Does “butter up” mean? Definition: To praise or flatter excessively. Example(s) Why are you buttering up the boss? This […]
What Does “carrot and stick” mean? Definition: If you use the carrot and stick technique to persuade people to do
What Does “separate the wheat from the chaff” mean? Definition: to separate things of value from things of no value.
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What Does “into a jam” mean? Definition: (also in a jam) in a difficult situation. Example(s) He found himself in
What Does “traffic jam” mean? Definition: a lot of vehicles causing slow traffic. Example(s) We got stuck in a traffic
What Does “get out of a jam” mean? Definition: get out of a bad situation. Example(s) I need some help
What Does “that’s the way the cookie crumbles” mean? Definition: (also that’s the way the ball bounces) said to show
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What Does “apple of someone’s eye” mean? Definition: This phrase is used to describe someone or something that you love
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What Does “go bananas” mean? Definition: to become very angry. Example(s) He went bananas when he heard the news. This
What Does “walk on eggs” mean? Definition: To walk on eggs is an English idiom.It means to be very careful
What Does “bring home the bacon” mean? Definition: If you bring home the bacon, you work hard to earn money
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What Does “spill the beans” mean? Definition: to reveal a secret. Example(s) Why did you spill the beans about our