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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. .

Earn a living What does Earn a living mean?	To make money Ex: We need to get a good job to earn a decent living.
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as bald as a coot What does "as bald as a coot" mean?	completely bald	The man in the store was as bald as a coot.

paw What does "paw" mean?	hand
fab What does "fab" mean?	fabulous (abbreviated form)
have a field day What does "have a field day" mean?	have a wild time	The media had a field day with the scandal in the local city government.
cat gets one`s tongue What does "cat gets one`s tongue" mean?	the inability to say something	I think that the cat got our supervisor's tongue. She has not said anything since the meeting started.
bag of tricks What does "bag of tricks" mean?	a collection of special techniques or methods	The teacher has a bag of tricks to keep her students occupied.
on line What does "on line" mean?	connected to a remote computer	The editor is able to do most of his work on line.
Keep mum What does "Keep mum" mean?	If you keep mum about something, you keep quiet and don't tell anyone.

get out of my face What does "get out of my face" mean?	do not argue with me; make room; make space
Gramps What does "Gramps" mean?	Grand-father	Hey Gramps, "Will you take me fishing today?" Grand-father is often shortened to Gran'pa or simply Gramps. Take care not to refer to an older male in this fashion unless you have a relationship that permits this type of slang to be used or you might end up offending the older person.
feel blue What does "feel blue" mean?	feel sad and depressed.	"I'm feeling blue because I haven't had anymail except bills for a long, long time."
play possum What does "play possum" mean?	to pretend to be inactive or asleep or dead	I think that the man is playing possum and is not really sleeping.

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