American Idioms and Expressions

Cry Baby Idiom

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. .

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Cry-baby
What does Cry-baby mean?		 A cry-baby is a person who gets emotional and cries too easily.

Some Random Idioms
rake in
What does "rake in" mean?		 obtain or bring in a large quantity (usually money)
Bring on board
What does "Bring on board" mean?		 To make people embrace the ideas intended by the leader or agree to join a team or project is to bring them on board.
free as a bird
What does "free as a bird" mean?		 completely freeWe were as free as a bird so we decided to go on a long holiday.
DIY
What does "DIY" mean?		 Do-It-Yourself Do-It-YourselfI went to a DIY store and bought the materials to build a bed.
pinch pennies
What does "pinch pennies" mean?		 to be careful with money, to be thrifty He has been pinching pennies for many months in order to save money for his vacation.
Hollow victory
What does "Hollow victory" mean?		 A hollow victory is where someone wins something in name, but are seen not to have gained anything by winning.
off the beaten track
What does "off the beaten track" mean?		 to be not well known or often used, to be unusualLast night we went to a small restaurant that was off the beaten track.
a law unto oneself
What does "a law unto oneself" mean?		 someone who makes his or her own laws or rulesThe manager was a law unto herself and thought that she could do whatever she liked.
bankroll someone
What does "bankroll someone" mean?		 to supply someone with money, to finance someoneThe movie actor bankrolled his son while the son was producing his first movie.
Every man and his dog
What does "Every man and his dog" mean?		 A lot of people - as in sending out invitations to a large number of people
know which side one's bread is buttered
What does "know which side one's bread is buttered" mean?		 to know what is good or advantageous for you My aunt knows which side her bread is buttered when she visits her sister.

cake Idioms



form an opinion
What does "form an opinion" mean?		 to make an opinion Everybody quickly formed an opinion about the new teacher.

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