American Idioms and Expressions

All Sweetness And Light 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 sweetness and light
What does all sweetness and light mean?
to be very sweet, to be innocent and helpfulThe girl is all sweetness and light whenever she does something bad.
all sweetness and light
What does all sweetness and light mean?
to be very sweet, to be innocent and helpful The girl is all sweetness and light after she does something bad.


Some Random Idioms
come to feel (something)
What does "come to feel (something)" mean?
to begin or learn to feel something I have come to feel that the girl is not suited for this job.

eat dirt
What does "eat dirt" mean?
to act humble, to accept another person's insults or bad treatment We made the boy eat dirt after he accused us of lying.

full bird
What does "full bird" mean?
full colonel, as opposed to a lieutenant colonel, which is one rank lower (in the U.S. Army)
A still tongue keeps a wise head
What does "A still tongue keeps a wise head" mean?
Wise people don't talk much.
line of products
What does "line of products" mean?
a group/category of products that are similar to each otherOur company will introduce a new line of products in the autumn.
PLO
What does "PLO" mean?
Please Leave On - used when you want to leave something on a blackboard or whiteboard Please Leave On - used when you want to leave something on a blackboard or whiteboardAlthough the teacher wrote PLO on the blackboard the information was erased during the lunch break.
What's your take on that?
What does "What's your take on that?" mean?
This idiom is way of asking someone for their opinion and ideas.
come out of the closet
What does "come out of the closet" mean?
reveal publicly that one is homosexual
Thin line
What does "Thin line" mean?
If there's a thin line between things, it's hard to distinguish them- there's a thin line between love and hate.
at bay
What does "at bay" mean?
at a distanceWe were able to keep the dog at bay when we entered the building.
that's the way the cookie crumbles
What does "that's the way the cookie crumbles" mean?
that's life, those things happenThat's the way the cookie crumbles, I thought when I learned that I would not get the new job.

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