American Idioms and Expressions

The Penny Dropped Idiom

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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The penny dropped
What does The penny dropped mean?		 When the penny drops, someone belatedly understands something that everyone else has long since understood.

Some Random Idioms
look (someone) (right/straight) in the eye
What does "look (someone) (right/straight) in the eye" mean?		 to face and look at someone directlyI looked at the salesman right in the eye and told him not to bother me again.
speak highly of (someone or something)
What does "speak highly of (someone or something)" mean?		 to say good things about someone or somethingEverybody speaks highly of the new principal of our school.
tickled pink
What does "tickled pink" mean?		 to be very pleased or delighted by someone or something "My mother was tickled pink that you visited her when you were in town."

red Idioms



crazy about (someone or something)
What does "crazy about (someone or something)" mean?		 to like someone or something very much My sister is crazy about rap music.

Nothing to crow about
What does "Nothing to crow about" mean?		 If something's nothing to crow about, it's not particularly good or special.
yes-man
What does "yes-man" mean?		 a person who tries to be liked by agreeing with everything someone says (especially by a boss)He is a yes-man who will do anything that his boss asks him to do.
drag
What does "drag" mean?		women's clothes, when worn by men
shed crocodile tears
What does "shed crocodile tears" mean?		 to have a show of sorrow that is not sincere, to pretend that one is crying The politician was shedding crocodile tears but nobody believed him.

as fat as a pig
What does "as fat as a pig" mean?		 very fat The woman in the supermarket was as fat as a pig.

buy (something) on credit
What does "buy (something) on credit" mean?		 to buy something without paying cash My friend had no money so he decided to buy some furniture on credit.

deadbeat
What does "deadbeat" mean?		 a person who never pays the money that he or she owesRecently, the government is trying to solve the problem of deadbeat dads who do not support their families.
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