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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Jog my memory
What does Jog my memory mean? | If you jog someone's memory, you say words that will help someone trying to remember a thought, event, word, phrase, experience, etc. |
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Come up smelling of roses
What does "Come up smelling of roses" mean? | (UK) If someone comes up smelling of roses, they emerge from a situation with their reputation undamaged. |
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enough, already
What does "enough, already" mean? | stop what you are doing; that is sufficient |
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learn by rote
What does "learn by rote" mean? | learn or memorize something without thinking about it | We learned many verbs by rote in the foreign language class.
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so mad that one could scream
What does "so mad that one could scream" mean? | very mad | I was so mad that I could scream when the travel agent made a mistake with my airline ticket.
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Give it some stick
What does "Give it some stick" mean? | (UK) If you give something some stick, you put a lot of effort into it. |
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shoot the breeze
What does "shoot the breeze" mean? | make relaxed, casual conversation. | "No, we weren't talking about anything important.We were just shooting the breeze."
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play off
What does "play off" mean? | to settle a score between two teams or contestants by playing another game/match | Our team had to play off against the other team before we went to the championship.
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get a suntan
What does "get a suntan" mean? | to make your skin browner or darker by exposing it to the rays of the sun |
The girl went to the beach to get a suntan.
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table a discussion
What does "table a discussion" mean? | to postpone a discussion until a later time |
We tabled the discussion about the salary issue until the next meeting.
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Uncharted waters
What does "Uncharted waters" mean? | If you're in uncharted waters, you are in a situation that is unfamiliar to you, that you have no experience of and don't know what might happen.
('Unchartered waters' is an incorrect form that is a common mistake.) |
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be the case
What does "be the case" mean? | to be true, to be an actual situation | "I do not care if it was the case last year, this year we will do things differently."
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fuck-me shoes
What does "fuck-me shoes" mean? | very high heels that make a woman sexier |
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