Meaning of Glass Ceiling

Glass Ceiling-an unacknowledged discriminatory barrier to advancement-

At the age of 43, she became the highest ranking woman officer in the country, squashing all speculations of the existence of a glass ceiling.

Meaning of buck stop here

The buck stops here' is a promise that responsibility will not be passed on to anyone else.

Meaning of knight in shining armour

A knight in shining armor: A person who will rescue a dangerous situation, a hero.

Example: We should work it out on our own and not wait for a knight in shining armor who may never come.

Meaning of couch potato

A couch potato: Lazy person.

Example: A couch potato like him cannot succeed in life.

Meaning of pass the buck

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Pass the buck: to pass the blame (to someone else); to give the responsibility (to someone else).

Example: Don't try to pass the buck because everybody knows that it's your fault.

meaning of Zip Past

zip past

Meaning

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• to move rapidly
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Example Sentences

1. The boy just zipped past me in the line  without having any concern about others..

meaning of Zip It

zip it

Meaning

• to ask someone to shut up

Example:Can you please zip it so I can concentrate on my studies