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bark up the wrong tree

[bark up the wrong tree] {v. phr.}, {informal} To choose the wrong person to deal with or the wrong course of action; mistake an aim. * /If he thinks he […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

up a tree

[up a tree] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. Hunted or chased into a tree; treed. * /The dog drove the coon up a tree so the hunter could shoot him./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

lit up like a Christmas tree

[lit up like a Christmas tree] {adj. phr.}, {informal} To be drunk. * /On New Year's Eve Ned was lit up like a Christmas tree./ Compare: [THREE SHEETS TO THE […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

family tree

[family tree] {n.} Ancestry. * /My family tree can be traced back to the sixteenth century./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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blow out

[blow out] {v. phr.} 1. To cease to function; fail; explode (said of tires and fuses). * /The accident occurred when Jim's […]

in the bargain

[in the bargain] or [into the bargain] {adv. phr.} In addition; besides; also. * /Frank is a teacher, and an artist into the […]