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database is a comprehensive collection of all the American idioms and slang available.
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Cut from the same cloth
What does Cut from the same cloth mean? | To be similar, usually in terms of behavior. | You and your father are cut from the same cloth; fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life son.
If you're making a suit, the jacket and trousers should be cut from the same piece of cloth to ensure a perfect match, since there may be differences in color, weave etc. between batches of fabric. Only if the whole suite is cut from the same piece of cloth can we be sure of the match. |
cut from the same cloth
What does cut from the same cloth mean? | to share a lot of similarities | The two cousins were cut from the same cloth and were similar in every way.
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cut from the same cloth
What does cut from the same cloth mean? | to share a lot of similarities |
The two boys are cut from the same cloth and are similar in every way.
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Some Random Idioms
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mega
What does "mega" mean? | big; large; substantial |
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Heart misses a beat
What does "Heart misses a beat" mean? | If your heart misses a beat, you are suddenly shocked or surprised.
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piss
What does "piss" mean? | urine; pee |
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dress up
What does "dress up" mean? | to wear one`s best clothes | I decided to dress up to go to dinner on Saturday night.
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blue around the gills
What does "blue around the gills" mean? | to be looking sick |
I was looking blue around the gills during my illness.
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strike a chord with (someone)
What does "strike a chord with (someone)" mean? | to remind someone of something, to be familiar to someone | The song on the radio struck a chord with me and reminded me of my university days.
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Go nuts
What does "Go nuts" mean? | If someone goes nuts, they get excited over something. |
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