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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 hard sell
What does a hard sell mean? | an attitude where you pressure someone to buy something | The car dealer gave me a hard sell on the new car so I went to another dealer.
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a hard sell
What does a hard sell mean? | a way of selling something that is very aggressive and uses much pressure | The car salesman gave us a hard sell so we went to another car dealer.
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a hard sell
What does a hard sell mean? | a way of selling something that is very aggressive and uses much pressure |
The car salesman gave us a hard sell so we went to another car dealer.
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a hard sell
What does a hard sell mean? | an attitude where you pressure someone to buy something |
The car dealer gave me a hard sell on the car so I went to another dealer.
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beat the rap
What does "beat the rap" mean? | to escape conviction and punishment for a crime |
The man hired a good lawyer and was able to beat the rap easily.
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sooner or later
What does "sooner or later" mean? | eventually | "Sooner or later you must give me my money so you should do it soon."
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Button your lip
What does "Button your lip" mean? | If you button your lip, you keep quiet and don't speak. It is also used as a way of telling someone to shut up. |
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raise a white flag
What does "raise a white flag" mean? | to indicate that you have been defeated and that you want to give up |
The soldiers raised a white flag and surrendered to the enemy.
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in one's Sunday best
What does "in one's Sunday best" mean? | in one's best clothes that you would wear to go to worship in a church (in the days when people dressed in a more formal way to attend church) |
I was dressed in my Sunday best when I went for the job interview.
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true to form
What does "true to form" mean? | exactly as expected, following the usual pattern | True to form our teacher refused to accept any of our papers late.
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on the wagon
What does "on the wagon" mean? | to be not drinking alcohol (usually used for someone who has a drinking problem) | He has been on the wagon for over seven months now.
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go into hiding
What does "go into hiding" mean? | to conceal oneself in a hiding place for a period of time | The bank robbers went into hiding after the bank robbery.
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come out in the wash
What does "come out in the wash" mean? | to work out all right, to turn out well in the end, to become understood eventually |
Everything came out in the wash as the students discussed their problems.
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bag
What does "bag" mean? | use a bag breathing apparatus to get air into someone's lungs (standard phrase in medicine) |
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