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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VP
What does VP mean? | Vice-President | Vice-PresidentAfter serving faithfully as vice-president for many years my father was appointed to the position of company president.
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Some Random Idioms
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down-at-the-heels
What does "down-at-the-heels" mean? | poorly dressed, looking poor | A man who looked down-at-the-heels came to the small cafe for dinner.
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throw a fit
What does "throw a fit" mean? | to become very angry | The boy's mother threw a fit when she heard about his problems at school.
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dead center
What does "dead center" mean? | the exact middle | I easily hit the target dead center.
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have nothing between the ears
What does "have nothing between the ears" mean? | to be stupid, to have no brains/intelligence | The young man has nothing between the ears and he is always making stupid mistakes.
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pitch-black
What does "pitch-black" mean? | very black, as black as pitch | The road was pitch-black and we could not see anything.
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look like the cat that ate/swallowed the canary
What does "look like the cat that ate/swallowed the canary" mean? | seem very self-satisified, look like you have just had some kind of success | He looked like the cat that ate the canary when he came in with a smile on his face after receiving his special bonus.
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flush with (something)
What does "flush with (something)" mean? | to have lots of something | We were flush with cash so we decided to go on a nice holiday.
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take to one's heels
What does "take to one's heels" mean? | to run away | The little boys took to their heels when the older boys approached.
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run into (trouble/problems)
What does "run into (trouble/problems)" mean? | to be affected by something, to get into trouble | I ran into trouble when I tried to cross the border with no visa.
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Good to go
What does "Good to go" mean? | Someone or something that meets one's approval. 'He is good to go.' 'The idea you had is good to go.' |
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whipped
What does "whipped" mean? | tired; exhausted |
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