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What do You Understand by the Phrase ‘to Have A Chip on Your Shoulder’?

To have a chip on your shoulder means to have a willingness to fight; to be in a combative or aggressive mode; to have a tendency to take…

2 min readMay 19, 2023

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What do You Understand by the Phrase ‘to Have A Chip on Your Shoulder’?

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Gauri Shanker

What is the Meaning of the Idiom ‘Chip off the Old Block’?

Chip off the old block means a man who behaves like his father or who resembles his father.

1 min readMay 18, 2023

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What is the Meaning of the Idiom ‘Chip off the Old Block’?

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Gauri Shanker

What is the Meaning of the Phrase ‘Think on One’s Feet’?

To think on your feet means —

2 min readMay 17, 2023

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What is the Meaning of the Phrase ‘Think on One’s Feet’?

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Gauri Shanker

What do You Mean by ‘Driving Someone Up the Wall’?

To drive someone up the wall means to make a person very angry or bored; to annoy or frustrate him.

1 min readMay 16, 2023

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What do You Mean by ‘Driving Someone Up the Wall’?

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Gauri Shanker

What do You Mean by ‘Scraping the Barrel’?

To scrape the barrel means —

1 min readMay 15, 2023

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What do You Mean by ‘Scraping the Barrel’?

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Gauri Shanker

What does it Mean to ‘Fly off the Handle’?

To fly off the handle means to lose self-control or to suddenly become extremely angry.

1 min readMay 14, 2023

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What does it Mean to ‘Fly off the Handle’?

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Gauri Shanker

What do the Phrases ‘Go Dutch, In Dutch & Dutch Uncle’ Mean?

‘Dutch uncle’ means —

2 min readMay 13, 2023

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What do the Phrases ‘Go Dutch, In Dutch & Dutch Uncle’ Mean?

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Gauri Shanker

What is the Meaning of the Phrase ‘Blowing off Steam’?

To blow off steam means to relieve stress by shouting or ranting; to release frustration or anger by engaging in any vigorous activity.

1 min readMay 12, 2023

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What is the Meaning of the Phrase ‘Blowing off Steam’?

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Gauri Shanker

What is the Meaning of the Phrase ‘Right Off the Bat’?

Right off the bat means —

1 min readMay 11, 2023

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What is the Meaning of the Phrase ‘Right Off the Bat’?

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Gauri Shanker

What is the Origin of the Phrase ‘Fork Over’?

To fork something over means —

1 min readMay 10, 2023

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What is the Origin of the Phrase ‘Fork Over’?

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Gauri Shanker

Gauri Shanker

Vocabulary Enthusiast and Teacher. Buy my courses on Udemy (http://bit.ly/300-idioms) or watch them for free on Skillshare (https://skl.sh/3z2bauD).

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