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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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Put the carriage before the horse
What does Put the carriage before the horse mean? | If you put the carriage before the horse, you try to do things in the wrong order. |
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have to fly
What does "have to fly" mean? | have to depart immediately |
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pain in the rear
What does "pain in the rear" mean? | highly irritating or difficult |
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let down one`s hair
What does "let down one`s hair" mean? | relax, act freely and naturally | Everybody at the party let down their hair and had a good time.
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Wag the dog
What does "Wag the dog" mean? | To 'wag the dog' means to purposely divert attention from what would otherwise be of greater importance, to something else of lesser significance. By doing so, the lesser-significant event is catapulted into the limelight, drowning proper attention to what was originally the more important issue.The expression comes from the saying that 'a dog is smarter than its tail', but if the tail were smarter, then the tail would 'wag the dog'. The expression 'wag the dog' was elaborately used as theme of |
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in the clear
What does "in the clear" mean? | with nothing to limit action, free of anything that makes moving or seeing difficult | We seem to be in the clear now so it should be safe to cross the road.
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with it
What does "with it" mean? | alert and knowledgeable | My grandmother was not really with it just before she passed away.
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first hand
What does "first hand" mean? | to see/experience/learn about something by direct personal experience | We learned about the car accident first hand when we were driving down the highway.
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rag
What does "rag" mean? | clothing in general (of any quality) |
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Pull strings
What does "Pull strings" mean? | If you pull strings, you use contacts you have got to help you get what you want. |
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go on a binge
What does "go on a binge" mean? | to eat/do too much of something | My friend went on a binge and ate too much chocolate recently.
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Chaps my ass
What does "Chaps my ass" mean? | When something/someone really annoys you, it chaps your ass. |
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