American Idioms and Expressions

You Get What You Pay For 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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You get what you pay for
What does You get what you pay for mean?
Something that is very low in price is not usually of very good quality.

Some Random Idioms
rack one`s brains
What does "rack one`s brains" mean?
to try hard to think or remember somethingI have been racking my brains all day trying to remember the man's name.
sack out
What does "sack out" mean?
to go to bed, to go to sleepI sacked out as soon as I arrived home last evening.
swallow (something) hook, line and sinker
What does "swallow (something) hook, line and sinker" mean?
to believe something completely, to be tricked by something The teacher swallowed the student's excuse hook, line and sinker.

turn one`s back on (someone or something)
What does "turn one`s back on (someone or something)" mean?
to refuse to help someone who is in trouble or need The woman turned her back on her friend when the friend asked her for some money.

dirt
What does "dirt" mean?
scandal; story with sordid details
hit the hay
What does "hit the hay" mean?
go to bed; go to sleep."It's late, so I guess I'll hit the hay."
cunt
What does "cunt" mean?
contemptible, disgusting womanYou are such a cunt, Natalie!
jump in a lake
What does "jump in a lake" mean?
idiom. leave; get out; go away
booty
What does "booty" mean?
buttocks (usually applies to a woman's buttocks)

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