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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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cock-and-bull story
What does cock-and-bull story mean? | a story that is not true | The boys gave us a cock-and-bull story about the tire marks in front of our house.
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cock-and-bull story
What does cock-and-bull story mean? | a silly story that is not true | The student told her teacher a cock-and-bull story about why she was absent.
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Cock and bull story
What does Cock and bull story mean? | A cock and bull story is a lie someone tells that is completely unbelievable. |
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cock-and-bull story
What does cock-and-bull story mean? | a silly story that is not true |
The student told her teacher a cock-and-bull story about why she was absent.
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cock-and-bull story
What does cock-and-bull story mean? | a story that is not true |
The boys gave us a cock-and-bull story about the tire marks in front of our house.
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Some Random Idioms
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bark is worse than one`s bite
What does "bark is worse than one`s bite" mean? | someone is not as bad as they sound | "Don`t worry if the boss gets angry - his bark is worse than his bite."
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all night long
What does "all night long" mean? | throughout the whole night | We could hear the people next door talking all night long.
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save one`s breath
What does "save one`s breath" mean? | to remain silent because talking will do no good | You may as well save your breath and not talk to her as she will not believe you anyway.
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in the red
What does "in the red" mean? | lose money, not make a profit | The company has been in the red for three years now.
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bring (someone) around (to something)
What does "bring (someone) around (to something)" mean? | to change someones's mind about something, to convince or persuade someone about something |
My friend did not agree with me at the start but I was able to bring him around later.
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flare up
What does "flare up" mean? | to become suddenly angry, to begin again suddenly |
The fighting flared up again after the United Nations soldiers left the town.
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by the way
What does "by the way" mean? | incidentally |
"By the way, could you please bring your computer tomorrow."
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dirt cheap
What does "dirt cheap" mean? | to be extremely cheap | The denim jackets were dirt cheap so I decided to buy two of them.
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