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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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XTC
What does XTC mean? | methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) |
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Some Random Idioms
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keep one's opinions to oneself
What does "keep one's opinions to oneself" mean? | don't give your opinion (especially when you disagree with others) | I try to keep my opinions to myself when I talk to my father about the local city government.
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come to light
What does "come to light" mean? | to be discovered, to become known | It has come to light that the company recently lost millions of dollars.
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Brass neck
What does "Brass neck" mean? | (UK) Someone who has the brass neck to do something has no sense of shame about what they do. |
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tool
What does "tool" mean? | serious, dedicated student |
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up the ante
What does "up the ante" mean? | increase what is at stake or under discussion in a dispute or
conflict (an ante is the amount of money that you put on the table before
beginning a card game) | increase what is at stake or under discussion in a dispute or conflict (an ante is the amount of money that you put on the table before beginning a card game)The actor upped the ante in his dispute with the movie studio when he refused to appear for the movie preparatio
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down the hatch
What does "down the hatch" mean? | something is swallowed | The cough medicine went down the hatch as soon as I gave it to my little boy.
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teacher's pet
What does "teacher's pet" mean? | the teacher's favorite student | My sister was always the teacher's pet when she was in school.
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pile into (something)
What does "pile into (something)" mean? | to climb into something roughly | The teenagers piled into the old car after school.
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Walk the green mile
What does "Walk the green mile" mean? | Someone or something that is walking the green mile is heading towards the inevitable. |
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gain ground
What does "gain ground" mean? | to go forward, to make progress | The toy company is gaining ground in their effort to sell more products.
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stick to one's ribs
What does "stick to one's ribs" mean? | to last a long time and to fill one up (used for food) | The meal that my grandmother made stuck to my ribs.
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tinnie
What does "tinnie" mean? | can of beer |
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