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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 tin ear for (something)
What does a tin ear for (something) mean? | the inability to judge the value of music, an insensitivity to music |
The woman has a tin ear for music and she is not a good singer at all.
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a tin ear for (something)
What does a tin ear for (something) mean? | the inability to judge the value of music, an insensitivity to music |
The woman has a tin ear for music and she is not a good singer at all.
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Bounce ideas
What does "Bounce ideas" mean? | If you bounce ideas off someone, you share your ideas with them to know whether they think they would work. |
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brew a plot
What does "brew a plot" mean? | to make a plot |
The generals in the small country were brewing a plot to take control of the government.
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tie the knot
What does "tie the knot" mean? | get married | get marriedAfter dating for several years the young couple suddenly decided to tie the knot.
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smooth sailing
What does "smooth sailing" mean? | something is working out well and has no problems | something is working out well and has no problemsAfter we left the city it was smooth sailing on the highway until we got to our destination.
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by the week
What does "by the week" mean? | one week at a time |
We rented the car by the week.
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Good spell
What does "Good spell" mean? | A spell can mean a fairly or relatively short period of time; you'll hear weather forecasts predict a dry spell. Sports commentators will say that a sportsperson is going through a good spell when they're performing consistently better than they normally do. |
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be up
What does "be up" mean? | to expire, to be finished |
The time was up so we went home.
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for the record
What does "for the record" mean? | saying something so that there will be a record of a particular fact |
I was told, for the record, that my case had very little chance of succeeding in a court of law.
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grit one's teeth
What does "grit one's teeth" mean? | to grind one's teeth together in anger and determination and reluctance | I grit my teeth and phoned my father to ask if I could borrow some money.
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Tried and tested
What does "Tried and tested" mean? | If a method has been tried and tested, it is known to work or be effective because it has been successfully used long enough to be trusted. |
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cut across
What does "cut across" mean? | to cross or go through something instead of going around it | We decided to cut across the field because we were in a hurry to get to school.
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