Brand Spanking New Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

This database is a comprehensive collection of all the American idioms and slang available. American Idioms are many and varied. We hope you enjoy our collection. We are adding more all the time. .

Brand Spanking New What does Brand Spanking New mean?	New and unused.	What you really need is a brand spanking new Porsche turbo. Doctors have traditionally spanked babies immediately after delivery to start them crying, and breathing.
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beef up (something) What does "beef up (something)" mean?	to make something stronger	The police beefed up the security around the convention site.
as crooked as a dog's hind leg What does "as crooked as a dog's hind leg" mean?	dishonest	The politician is as crooked as a dog's hind leg and nobody likes him.
give (someone) the green light What does "give (someone) the green light" mean?	to give someone permission to proceed with a project	We were given the green light to begin the new project.
suds What does "suds" mean?	beer
eyes are bigger than one's stomach What does "eyes are bigger than one's stomach" mean?	when someone takes more food than he or she can eat	My eyes were bigger than my stomach at the buffet and I was unable to eat all of the food that I took.

back the wrong horse What does "back the wrong horse" mean?	to support someone or something that cannot win or succeed	We backed the wrong horse in the election and our candidate lost badly.
run wild What does "run wild" mean?	to be or go out of control	The crowd ran wild after the soccer game.
out of (something) What does "out of (something)" mean?	to have none left of something	The restaurant was out of fish so we had meat instead.
go public What does "go public" mean?	to become a public company and to sell the company stock to the public	The stock of the Internet company rose very quickly after the company went public.
Gone fishing What does "Gone fishing" mean?	If someone has gone fishing, they are not very aware of what is happening around them.

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Brand Spanking New Idiom