American Idioms and Expressions

All In A Day's Work 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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all in a day's work
What does all in a day's work mean?
to be part of what is expectedIt was all in a day's work when the firefighters rescued the cat.

Some Random Idioms
miss the cut
What does "miss the cut" mean?
fail to come up to or meet a required standard (from golf where a player must do equal or better than a certain score to continue) fail to come up to or meet a required standard (from golf where a player must do equal or better than a certain score to continue)After several successful tournaments the golfer missed the cut and could not enter the next tournament.
cast around for (someone or something)
What does "cast around for (someone or something)" mean?
to look for someone or something We are casting around for a new secretary in our company.

at heart
What does "at heart" mean?
basically, fundamentally The woman is a nice person at heart although many people dislike her.

walk away/off with (something)
What does "walk away/off with (something)" mean?
take and go away with something, stealSomebody walked away with the computer from the library last night.
pissed off
What does "pissed off" mean?
upset; angry
downer
What does "downer" mean?
a disappointing, depressing event or situation
Fly the flag
What does "Fly the flag" mean?
If someone flies the flag, they represent or support their country. ('Wave the flag' and 'show the flag' are alternative forms of this idiom)
a show of hands
What does "a show of hands" mean?
a vote for something which is done by people raising their hands The students voted by a show of hands to go to the park after school.

deep-six (something)
What does "deep-six (something)" mean?
to throw away something, to dispose of something I decided to deep-six my videos as I did not want them any longer.

not a living soul
What does "not a living soul" mean?
nobodyThere was not a living soul at the restaurant when I arrived early last night.

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