American Idioms and Expressions

Go To Guy 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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Go-to guy
What does Go-to guy mean?
A go-to guy is a person whose knowledge of something is considerable so everyone wants to go to him or her for information or results.

Some Random Idioms
Dot all the i's and cross all the t's
What does "Dot all the i's and cross all the t's" mean?
If you dot all the i's and cross all the t's, you do something very carefully and thoroughly.
the responsible party
What does "the responsible party" mean?
the party that is legally or morally obliged to do something or accept the blame for somethingThe responsible party was forced to compensate the victims of his crimes.
D
What does "D" mean?
Detroit (used with "the")
in a bad way
What does "in a bad way" mean?
in a bad or critical stateThe woman is in a bad way after her recent car accident.
flying high
What does "flying high" mean?
to be very happy, to be joyful My neighbor has been flying high since she won a car.

die out
What does "die out" mean?
to die or disappear slowly until goneThe campfire slowly died out and we went to bed.
in the first place
What does "in the first place" mean?
firstly, to begin with"Of course I can`t go. In the first place I must work on Saturday. In the second place I have no money."
Feeling blue
What does "Feeling blue" mean?
If you feel blue, you are feeling unwell, mainly associated with depression or unhappiness.
regs
What does "regs" mean?
regulations (abbreviation). Don't quote me the regs.

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