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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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Johnny-on-the-spot
What does Johnny-on-the-spot mean? | someone who is at the right place when needed or is right on time | He is always Johnny-on-the-spot. Just when we need him he arrives.
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in short order
What does "in short order" mean? | very quickly | I finished my work in short order and joined my friends at the restaurant.
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Perfidious Albion
What does "Perfidious Albion" mean? | England is known to some as perfidious Albion, implying that it is not trustworthy in its dealings with foreigners. |
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boneheaded
What does "boneheaded" mean? | dumb, stubborn. | That was a boneheaded move. It will never work.
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ground-pounder
What does "ground-pounder" mean? | infantryman |
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heart bleeds for (someone)
What does "heart bleeds for (someone)" mean? | to feel sympathy for someone | My heart bleeds for the family who lost their father in the accident.
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Blink of an eye
What does "Blink of an eye" mean? | If something happens in the blink of an eye, it happens so fast it is almost impossible to notice it. |
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apeshit
What does "apeshit" mean? | excited; upset. | He's apeshit about his new job.
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put (something) straight
What does "put (something) straight" mean? | to clarify something | I tried to put our communication problems straight when I met my friend last evening.
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settle (something) out of court
What does "settle (something) out of court" mean? | reach an agreement without having to go through a court of law | It was very difficult but we were finally able to settle the dispute out of court.
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not see farther than or past the end of one's nose
What does "not see farther than or past the end of one's nose" mean? | not to care about anything that is happening to other people or someplace else | My friend cannot see past the end of her nose and she does not know about anything that is happening around her.
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fine kettle of fish
What does "fine kettle of fish" mean? | an unsatisfactory situation | It was a fine kettle of fish when my friend phoned and said that he could not come to dinner.
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go Dutch
What does "go Dutch" mean? | to share in the cost of a meal or some other event | We decided to go Dutch when we went to the restaurant for dinner.
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true love
What does "true love" mean? | a genuine feeling of romantic love | a genuine feeling of romantic loveIt seemed like true love until we began to fight all of the time.
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