American Idioms and Expressions

Who Wears The Pants? 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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Who wears the pants?
What does Who wears the pants? mean?		 The person who wears the pants in a relationship is the dominant person who controls things.

Some Random Idioms
tough it out
What does "tough it out" mean?		 to endure a difficult situationI want to quit my job but for now I plan to tough it out.
in hand
What does "in hand" mean?		 in one's possessionThe man arrived at the border crossing with much cash in hand.
cozy up to (someone)
What does "cozy up to (someone)" mean?		 to try to be extra friendly to someoneI do not know what my neighbor wants but recently he has been trying to cozy up to me.
upset the applecart
What does "upset the applecart" mean?		 to ruin a plan or event by a surprise or accident Everything was going well at the company picnic until our boss arrived and upset the applecart.

bean Idioms

drag in (someone or something) or drag (someone or something) in
What does "drag in (someone or something) or drag (someone or something) in" mean?		 to insist on bringing someone or something into a discussion Th employee always drags in his personal problems when we talk about his job performance.

let the grass grow under one`s feet
What does "let the grass grow under one`s feet" mean?		 to be idle, to be lazy, to waste timeMy friend is never content to let the grass grow under his feet. He is always busy.
make (someone) look good
What does "make (someone) look good" mean?		 cause someone to appear successful or competentThe new sales contract that I had won made me look good.
down on (someone)
What does "down on (someone)" mean?		 to be critical of someone, to be angry at someone The girl is down on her friend but I do not know the reason.

cough (something) up
What does "cough (something) up" mean?		 to produce something (information/money) that someone is trying to force you to produceWe asked our friend to cough up some money for the restaurant meal.
yellow journalism
What does "yellow journalism" mean?		 cheap and overly sensational newspaper writingThe article in the paper about the scandal was a good example of yellow journalism.
children should be seen and not heard
What does "children should be seen and not heard" mean?		 children should be quietThe woman believed that children should be seen and not heard. And her children were always very quiet.
open a meeting
What does "open a meeting" mean?		 to begin a meeting They opened the meeting by welcoming the new guests.

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