American Idioms and Expressions

Under Your Belt 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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Under your belt
What does Under your belt mean?
If you have something under your belt, you have already achieved or experienced it and it will probably be of benefit to you in the future.

Some Random Idioms
work one`s fingers to the bone
What does "work one`s fingers to the bone" mean?
to work very hardThe woman worked her fingers to the bone in order to make enough money to feed her children.
garbage in, garbage out
What does "garbage in, garbage out" mean?
the quality of information that you put into something will affect the response/outcome Garbage in, garbage out. The bad information that was used for the story affected the final story that was written.

cut somebody in
What does "cut somebody in" mean?
allow somebody to participate (in something)
polish off
What does "polish off" mean?
finish up; complete; remove the last of (said of food or work). He polished off the rest of the cake.
two-time loser
What does "two-time loser" mean?
confirmed failure
make light of (something)
What does "make light of (something)" mean?
treat something as not being important, minimize somethingMy friend made light of my efforts to learn how to speak and write Chinese.
skin
What does "skin" mean?
cheat; deceive; overcharge

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