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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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Horse sense
What does Horse sense mean? | Common sense, able to stand the test of
reasonableness. | If your going to spend your time working anyway, it only makes horse sense to get a high paying job.
Horses are intelligent animals. They demonstrate the ability to act sensibly and to avoid situations that might cause them harm such as taking a fall, hence good common sense. |
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Some Random Idioms
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buy out (someone or something)
What does "buy out (someone or something)" mean? | to buy the ownership or a majority share of something | The large company decided to buy out the small textile company.
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keep one`s word
What does "keep one`s word" mean? | fulfill/keep one`s promise | She never keeps her word, so I don`t believe that she will come to the party as she said.
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done for
What does "done for" mean? | to be ruined/defeated/dying | I think that our team is done for this season.
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bi
What does "bi" mean? | bisexual |
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Bit between your teeth
What does "Bit between your teeth" mean? | If you take or have the bit between your teeth, you take or have control of a situation. (Bit = piece of metal in a horse's mouth) |
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Turn the crack
What does "Turn the crack" mean? | (Scot) If you turn the crack, you change the subject of a conversation. |
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noggin
What does "noggin" mean? | the head (only used for people) |
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trouble (someone) for (something)
What does "trouble (someone) for (something)" mean? | to ask someone to give or lend you something | I do not like to trouble the manager for her time but sometimes I must.
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know (something) in one's bones
What does "know (something) in one's bones" mean? | know and sense something, have an intuition about something | I know it in my bones that I am not going to pass my English exam.
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take the bull by the horns
What does "take the bull by the horns" mean? | to take some kind of action | My aunt decided to take the bull by the horns and started to plan the family reunion.
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leave (someone or something) in (someone's) hands
What does "leave (someone or something) in (someone's) hands" mean? | to give someone control of someone or something | I plan to leave the party organizing in my friend's hands.
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UV
What does "UV" mean? | Ultraviolet - a type of light ray | Ultraviolet - a type of light rayWe used lots of sunscreen in order to protect ourselves from UV rays.
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out of order
What does "out of order" mean? | to be not working | The public telephone was out of order.
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clip
What does "clip" mean? | short video or audio segment |
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