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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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Roll with the punches
What does Roll with the punches mean? | Weather through tough times, try to minimize the
trouble. | Sometimes in life you just have to roll with the punches, even when the punches feel like they are coming from Mike Tyson.
Rolling with the punches is a technique used in boxing. The objective is to avoid receiving a direct hit with solid contact.
The technique is to move away from the punch in an attempt to avoid the blow or at least create a glancing blow. A glancing blow being preferable to a direct hit. |
roll with the punches
What does roll with the punches mean? | adapt to difficult circumstances (from boxing where a boxer
moves away or rolls from a punch to lessen its impact) | adapt to difficult circumstances (from boxing where a boxer moves away or rolls from a punch to lessen its impact)My sister is able to roll with the punches and can handle the many problems in her work very well.
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roll with the punches
What does roll with the punches mean? | to adapt to difficult circumstances (from boxing where a boxer
moves away or rolls from a punch to lessen its impact) |
The woman can roll with the punches and handle her problems at work very well.
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giveaway
What does "giveaway" mean? | something that is given away free, an act of giving something away, an unintential betrayal of a secret or repressed feeling or plan | Our supervisor's speech was a giveaway. Now, I know that he is planning to retire.
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swan song
What does "swan song" mean? | the last work or performance by an artist before death or retirement |
The actor's swan song was his magnificent performance in his recent movie.
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Gone pear-shaped
What does "Gone pear-shaped" mean? | (UK) If things have gone pear-shaped they have either gone wrong or produced an unexpected and unwanted result. |
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mind is buzzing
What does "mind is buzzing" mean? | to be thinking of something or many things at the same time | My mind was buzzing after I left the theater last night.
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eat one`s cake and have it too
What does "eat one`s cake and have it too" mean? | to use or spend something and still keep it, to have something both ways |
The man refuses to give up anything and he always wants to eat his cake and have it too.
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fed up with (someone or something)
What does "fed up with (someone or something)" mean? | to be disgusted or bored with someone or something |
I think that the worker is fed up with the constant complaints of his boss.
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heart to heart
What does "heart to heart" mean? | candid, intimate | Our conversation was heart to heart and we both felt very good afterwords.
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make a practice of (something)
What does "make a practice of (something)" mean? | turn something into a habit | I make a practice of going to bed at 11:00 PM every evening.
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carry through with (something)
What does "carry through with (something)" mean? | to put something into action, to do something | The steel company carried through with their plan to restructure operations.
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have a screw loose
What does "have a screw loose" mean? | act in a strange way, be foolish | He is a very strange person. I think that he has a screw loose somewhere.
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