idiom help? for hwk!?

Question

please help! if you could please tell me the meaning or give me a website where i can get these idioms! thanks!
1. grin & bear it
2. in the catbird's seat
3.time to face the music
4. to kill 2 birds with 1 stone
5. the pot calling the kettle black
6. to bury the hatchet
7. keep your ear to the ground
8. playing it close to the vest

THANKS!!!!
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Answer 1

1 To accept things as they are even though they may be adverse.

2 Never heard that one

3 You can sit on the sidelines for so long then you get up, face the music, and dance. It means to face a situation, usually unpleasant.

4 To do two things with one action.If you threw a stone at a bird and hit two then you've done two things where you would normally have done one.

5 Basically hypocrisy. Someone criticising someone else but being just as bad themselves. A pot used on a fire would get a black exterior just as a kettle would. There's no difference.

6 When red Indians made peace they buried a symbolic hatchet in the ground to show that they couldn't use it against their former enemy. It means to make peace.

7 It is believed that putting your ear to the ground enables you to hear something approaching before it is in earshot such as a horse or carriage due to the vibrations in the ground rather than those in the air that we know as 'noise' or 'sound' It means listening out for something before other people hear it.

8 I think you mean playing it close to your chest. When playing cards it is important not to let other players see your hand so when viewing your cards you would hold them close to your chest (or vest I suppose) to prevent this happening. It means to keep something secret or confidential.

Answer 2

1. Accept that there is nothing you can do about a bad situation. Try to find the humour in it.
2. ???
3. The time has come to face your fears/challenge. It is often used when someone has to face the consequences of their actions.
4. Complete two tasks/solve two problems by doing one thing.
5. Being a hypocrite. The pot is as black as the kettle.
6. To stop the violence/argument.
7. Listen out for news/gossip, like listening to the ground to hear the vibrations of distant carriages/buffalo.
8. it's usually close to your 'chest'. Keeping it secret, like in card games where you would be careful not to let an opponent see your cards.

Answer 3

3. You have to face the consequences of what you did.
4. To do one thing that accomplishes two.
6. I think this one means to forget old disagreements or something like that.

Answer 4

http://www.eslcafe.com/idioms/id-mngs.html

Answer 5

This site should help