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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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Clean as a whistle
What does Clean as a whistle mean? | If something is as clean as a whistle, it is extremely clean, spotless. It can also be used to mean 'completely', though this meaning is less common nowadays. If somebody is clean as a whistle, they are not involved in anything illegal. |
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whack off
What does "whack off" mean? | masturbate (said of men) |
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glitzy
What does "glitzy" mean? | glamourous or stylish in a flashy way |
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throw one's hands up in despair
What does "throw one's hands up in despair" mean? | to raise one's hands making a sign of giving up, to give up | I threw my hands up in despair and said that I could no longer continue to work on the project.
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LMAO
What does "LMAO" mean? | laughing my ass off |
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Give someone enough rope
What does "Give someone enough rope" mean? | If you give someone enough rope, you give them the chance to get themselves into trouble or expose themselves.
(The full form is 'give someone enough rope and they'll hang themselves) |
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see things
What does "see things" mean? | to imagine sights that are not real, to think that one sees something that is not there | He is always daydreaming and imagining that he is seeing things.
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Wouldn't touch it with a ten-foot pole
What does "Wouldn't touch it with a ten-foot pole" mean? | If you wouldn't touch something with a ten-foot pole, you would not consider being involved under any circumstances.
(In British English, people say they wouldn't touch it with a bargepole) |
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have a run-in with (someone)
What does "have a run-in with (someone)" mean? | have an unpleasant encounter with someone | I had a run-in with my boss that made us both feel bad.
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give (someone) the shirt off one's back
What does "give (someone) the shirt off one's back" mean? | to be very generous to someone |
My friend is a very generous person and will be happy to give you the shirt off his back.
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party line
What does "party line" mean? | the official ideas of a group (usually political) that must be followed by all members | The members of the political party were forced to follow the party line on most issues.
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knee-high to a grasshopper
What does "knee-high to a grasshopper" mean? | to be very young, to be short and small (like a child) |
I have been playing the piano since I was knee-high to a grasshopper.
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