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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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Watch it!
What does Watch it! mean? | be careful (usually used as a command) | "Watch it! That truck is going very fast and may hit you."
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at last
What does "at last" mean? | finally, after a long time | I waited all morning for my friend's call but at last it came.
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close the books
What does "close the books" mean? | to stop taking orders, to end a bookkeeping period | The company will close the books at the end of December.
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fall into line
What does "fall into line" mean? | to stand properly in a row (like soldiers) |
The soldiers fell into line as they waited for the inspection.
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treat (someone)
What does "treat (someone)" mean? | to pay for someone else | My friend treated me to a dinner at a nice restaurant.
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out cold
What does "out cold" mean? | to be unconscious, to be in a faint | When the patient entered the operating room he was out cold because of the anesthesia.
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Like a cat that got the cream
What does "Like a cat that got the cream" mean? | If someone looks very pleased with themselves and happy, they look like a cat that got the cream. |
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Believe in the hereafter
What does "Believe in the hereafter" mean? | A belief in the hereafter is a belief in the afterlife, or life after death. It is, therefore, associated with religions and the soul's journey to heaven or to hell, whichever way being just deserts for the person based on how they led their life. |
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shed/throw some light on (something)
What does "shed/throw some light on (something)" mean? | to reveal something about something | The speech of the politician did not shed any light on the scandal that he was involved in.
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Sleep like a baby
What does "Sleep like a baby" mean? | If you sleep very well, you sleep like a baby. |
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Jane Doe
What does "Jane Doe" mean? | Jane Doe is a name given to an unidentified female who may be party to legal proceedings, or to an unidentified person in hospital, or dead.
John Doe is the male equivalent. |
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vibes
What does "vibes" mean? | atmosphere; feelings; sense of what's what (short for "vibrations") |
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