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database is a comprehensive collection of all the American idioms and slang available.
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across the board
What does across the board mean? | equally for everyone or everything | The taxes were increased across the board and everyone had to pay more.
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across the board
What does across the board mean? | including everyone or everything | The computer company decided to give the workers an across-the-board increase in their salary.
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across the board
What does across the board mean? | applying to all (in horse racing a bet where an equal amount
of money is placed on a horse to finish in any top winning
position) | applying to all (in horse racing a bet where an equal amount of money is placed on a horse to finish in any top winning position)The workers received an across the board wage increase and most of them were happy.
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across the board
What does across the board mean? | equally for everyone or everything |
The taxes have increased across the board and everyone must pay more.
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across the board
What does across the board mean? | including everyone or everything |
The computer company decided to give the workers an across-the-board increase in their salary.
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across the board
What does across the board mean? | applying to everybody or everything (in horse racing this is a bet where an equal amount
of money is placed on a horse to finish in any top winning
position) | The workers received an across the board wage increase and
most of them are happy.
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Some Random Idioms
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rotten to the core
What does "rotten to the core" mean? | to be completely worthless (like a rotten apple) | The political organization was rotten to the core and everybody knew that they must change.
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in the public eye
What does "in the public eye" mean? | visible to everybody, in public |
The politician's wife does not like to be in the public eye.
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dirty work
What does "dirty work" mean? | unpleasant or uninteresting work |
I refused to do the dirty work for my friend.
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truth will out
What does "truth will out" mean? | eventually the truth will become known | I know that eventually the truth will out and we will know exactly what happened at the meeting.
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off the subject
What does "off the subject" mean? | to be not concerned with the subject under discussion | Our teacher is often off the subject during our class lectures.
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boat
What does "boat" mean? | very large shoe. | Nice boats. You look like a clown.
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face-to-face
What does "face-to-face" mean? | in person, in the same location | The soccer star had a face-to-face meeting with his new team yesterday.
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Dog days
What does "Dog days" mean? | Dog days are very hot summer days. |
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under one`s belt
What does "under one`s belt" mean? | in one`s stomach | After he had a big breakfast under his belt he was ready for work.
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