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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.
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Busting your chops
What does Busting your chops mean? | To say things intended to harass. | Don't get mad, I am just busting your chops.
At the turn of the century, wearing very long sideburns—called mutton chops or lamb chops -- was en vogue. Lamb chop side burns also made a comeback in the late 1960s. A bust in the chops was to get hit in the face. Since Mutton Chops are no longer considered high fashion, the term has come to be figurative rather than literal. |
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pusher
What does "pusher" mean? | person who sells drugs |
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a force to be reckoned with
What does "a force to be reckoned with" mean? | someone or something that is important and should not be ignored | The young man is a force to be reckoned with in the boxing world.
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to the bitter end
What does "to the bitter end" mean? | to the very end | We stayed to the bitter end and watched our team lose very badly to the other team.
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Hiding to nothing
What does "Hiding to nothing" mean? | If people are on a hiding to nothing, their schemes and plans have no chance of succeeding.
'Hiding to nowhere' is an alternative. |
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get (someone`s) goat
What does "get (someone`s) goat" mean? | to irritate someone | My friend is always getting my goat and I am tired of him.
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touch up (something)
What does "touch up (something)" mean? | to improve something with small additions or changes | My essay will be finished after I touch up some of the weak spots.
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a nest egg
What does "a nest egg" mean? | money that someone has saved up | He has a large nest egg and will have no financial problems if he leaves his company.
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ass is grass
What does "ass is grass" mean? |
idiom. done in; done for (said as a threat or warning) |
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score
What does "score" mean? | succeed; obtain what one wanted |
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stamp out (something)
What does "stamp out (something)" mean? | to destroy something completely, to make something disappear | The government is making a great effort to stamp out smoking among teenagers.
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bitch
What does "bitch" mean? | complain; gripe. | It's always bitch, bitch, bitch with you.
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under the table
What does "under the table" mean? | in secret and usually illegal | He paid some money under the table in order to get his product imported into the country.
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