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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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a bull in a china shop
What does a bull in a china shop mean? | a tactless person who upsets others or upsets plans, a very clumsy person | The boy is like a bull in a china shop so you should be careful if you invite him to your house.
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a bull in a china shop
What does a bull in a china shop mean? | a tactless person who upsets others or upsets plans, a very clumsy person |
The boy is like a bull in a china shop so you should be careful if you invite him to your house.
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a bull in a china shop
What does a bull in a china shop mean? | a tactless person who upsets others or upsets plans, a very clumsy person |
The boy is like a bull in a china shop so you should be careful if you invite him to your house.
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Some Random Idioms
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take the stand
What does "take the stand" mean? | to go and sit in the witness chair in a courtroom | The star witness will take the stand in the trial tomorrow.
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a miscarriage of justice
What does "a miscarriage of justice" mean? | a wrong or mistaken decision (in a court of law) | Everybody thought that the light sentence that the murderer received was a miscarriage of justice.
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an albatross (around someone's neck)
What does "an albatross (around someone's neck)" mean? | a problem that prevents someone from succeeding | The man's lack of a university degree was an albatross around his neck and prevented him from being promoted.
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do the honors
What does "do the honors" mean? | to perform the duty of a host (when serving a drink etc.) |
"Would you like to do the honors and pour everybody a drink?"
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sticky wicket
What does "sticky wicket" mean? | an awkward situation (from cricket where rain has made it
difficult to bat on the field) | an awkward situation (from cricket where rain has made it difficult to bat on the field)The rain had made a sticky wicket out of the field and neither side was able to play very well.
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in one's salad days
What does "in one's salad days" mean? | to be in one's youth | My aunt was a beautiful woman in her salad days.
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Just coming up to
What does "Just coming up to" mean? | If the time is just coming up to nine o'clock, it means that it will be nine o'clock in a very few seconds. You'll hear them say it on the radio in the morning. |
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do away with (something)
What does "do away with (something)" mean? | to stop something, to get rid of something | The company decided to do away with their policy of working one weekend a month.
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