American Idioms and Expressions

Home, James 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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Home, James
What does Home, James mean?		(UK) This is a cliched way of telling the driver of a vehicle to start driving. It is supposed to be an order to a chauffeur (a privately employed driver). The full phrase is 'Home, James, and don't spare the horses'.

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divide (something) fifty-fifty
What does "divide (something) fifty-fifty" mean?		 to divide something into two equal parts We divided the money that we won fifty-fifty.

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put one's nose to the grindstone
What does "put one's nose to the grindstone" mean?		 to keep busy doing one's workI put my nose to the grindstone and began to work on my final essay for my history class.
fade away
What does "fade away" mean?		 to gradually diminish in time or distance or color The words on the book have begun to fade away.

get a rise out of (someone)
What does "get a rise out of (someone)" mean?		 to provoke a response from someone We got a rise out of the teacher when we opened the window in the cold weather.

get one's ducks in a row
What does "get one's ducks in a row" mean?		 to put one's affairs or something in orderWhen I get my ducks in a row I will be able to make a decision about a new career.
pancake
What does "pancake" mean?		 flatten; reduce to a flat shape. The car got pancaked in the collision.
seeing is believing
What does "seeing is believing" mean?		 you must see something before you can believe that it really existsSeeing is believing and until we saw the Egyptian pyramids we could not imagine their beauty.
sweat bullets/blood
What does "sweat bullets/blood" mean?		 to be nervous, to be very worriedI was sweating bullets during the job interview.
railroad tracks
What does "railroad tracks" mean?		braces on the teeth (particularly metal ones with wires connecting them)
look on
What does "look on" mean?		 be a spectatorThere were many people who gathered to look on after the car accident.

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