Help me research these idioms?

Question

wanna gain 10 pts?

help me out!

1. get the upper hand

2. have ones hand full

3. get it across

4. get something off one's chest

5. ill at ease

6. get away with it

7. fall behind

8. iron out

9. give an open hand

10. in the red

11. in line with

12. keep track of

13. lead by the nose

14. in a fix

( i DO know some of them but i dont know how to explain it! haha, help?)

it would be AWESOME if you knew all of them 10 pts off the bat

just say what number(s) it is and name a few if you can pls!

the most number of idioms explained gets 10 pts!

Answer 1

Try this site http://www.idiomsite.com/

Answer 2

1.get the upper hand

"If you GET THE UPPER HAND over someone" - it means that you get in a stronger position so that you can control them ".

2. have one's hand full

be very busy, have a challenging job

3.get it across

Make it understandable or clear, as in "I tried to get my point across, or He'll have to get it across to the others."

4.get something off one's chest

to relieve oneself of (problems, troubling thoughts, etc.) by revealing them to someone.

5. ill at ease

socially uncomfortable; nervous: They were ill at ease because they didn't speak the language.

6. get away with it

Escape the consequences or blame for, as in "Bill often cheats on exams but usually gets away with it."

7. fall behind

fail to keep up with work or studies or payments etc.

He fell behind with his homework at the beginning of the term and had problems throughout the year.

8. iron out

Work out, resolve, settle. For example, "They managed to iron out all the problems with the new production process" or "John and Mary finally ironed out their differences."

This expression uses ironing wrinkled fabric as a metaphor for smoothing differences.

9. give an open hand

If someone gives you an open hand, they help you unselfishly.

10. in the red

Losing money; Unprofitable; In debt; Experiencing

the situation of spending more money than earning.

Tourism is down and many hotels are operating in

the red.

11. in line with

In conformity or agreement; within ordinary or proper limits. For example, "The new policy was intended to keep prices in line with their competitors" or "It's up to the supervisor to keep the nurses in line."

12. keep track of

If you keep track of something, you make sure to know about what is happening (or has happened) to it. You can keep track of things or people. The opposite is to “lose track of something.”

13. lead by the nose

to control someone and make them do exactly what you want them to do.

"They simply didn't know what they were doing and they were led by the nose by a manipulative government."

14. in a fix

If you are in a fix, you are in trouble.

Answer 3

i ain't sure if my memory served me right..i hoping though...uhmm...

i think...i know  some...

no. 4 could be: either u show some emotion..or scare em off...

no. 6...go away or run away with it...or escape it...

no. 8..fix things...or solve the problems...

no.9...ur accepting it or ur saying that u want to help...

no.11..in connection with...

no.12...keep an eye of..

well...i have ideas on the others left..but i juz ain't really sure bout them...i hope i i had been a help...