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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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In the black
What does In the black mean? | To be making money. | Live below your means and you will always be running in the black.
Standard practice for accounting is to record positive numbers in black ink and negative numbers in red ink. Operating "in the black" is to record positive numbers, that is to say earnings. |
in the black
What does in the black mean? | profitable; not showing a financial loss.
| "What did you do to increase profit and eliminatelosses?We've been in the black for two months in a row."
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in the black
What does in the black mean? | to be successful, to be making money, to be profitable | The new company has been in the black for many years now.
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in the black
What does in the black mean? | to be successful or profitable | Our company has been in the black since they began to cut costs.
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in the black
What does in the black mean? | to be profitable, to make money | Our company has been in the black since it started.
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in the black
What does in the black mean? | to be successful, to be making money, to be profitable |
The new company has been in the black for many years.
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in the black
What does in the black mean? | to be successful or profitable |
Our company has been in the black since they began to cut costs.
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in the black
What does in the black mean? | to be profitable, to make money |
Our company has been in the black since it started.
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Some Random Idioms
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eke out (a living)
What does "eke out (a living)" mean? | to earn one's living with difficulty | My uncle was unable to eke out a living on the farm so he sold it.
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gear up for (something)
What does "gear up for (something)" mean? | to prepare for something |
The city is gearing up for the Olympic games.
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have (something) coming out of one's ears
What does "have (something) coming out of one's ears" mean? | to have much of something |
We have bath towels coming out of our ears and we do not need any more.
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as dry as a bone
What does "as dry as a bone" mean? | very dry |
The river bed was as dry as a bone at the end of the summer.
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or else
What does "or else" mean? | or suffer the consequences | The teacher told the students to be quiet or else.
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topsy-turvy
What does "topsy-turvy" mean? | to be upside down, to be in disarray | My apartment was topsy-turvy so I stayed home to clean it up.
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All square
What does "All square" mean? | If something is all square, nobody has an advantage or is ahead of the others. |
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out of sight, out of mind.
What does "out of sight, out of mind." mean? | if you do not see something then you will not think about it | The chocolates were out of sight, out of mind and nobody thought about them.
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on (something's) last legs
What does "on (something's) last legs" mean? | something is almost worn out or finished | My car is on its last legs and I will soon have to buy a new one.
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down to earth
What does "down to earth" mean? | to be sensible and practical | My mother is very down to earth.
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Was my face red!
What does "Was my face red!" mean? | I was very embarrassed. | "When I got to the meeting I noticed that I was wearing one black sock and one brown one. Was my face red!"
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