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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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arm and a leg
What does arm and a leg mean? | a large amount of money |
The man's new car cost him an arm and a leg.
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Babe in the woods
What does "Babe in the woods" mean? | A babe in the woods is a naive, defenceless, young person. |
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catch some rays
What does "catch some rays" mean? | sunbathe; get a tan. | Gotta catch some rays, otherwise I'll look totally pale.
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Smoke the peace pipe
What does "Smoke the peace pipe" mean? | If people smoke the peace pipe, they stop arguing and fighting. |
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drop everything
What does "drop everything" mean? | to stop doing what you are doing |
When the fire alarm rang we dropped everything and went outside.
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get one`s way
What does "get one`s way" mean? | to be able to do what you want or get what you want |
The girl is spoiled and always gets her way.
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So it goes
What does "So it goes" mean? | This idiom is used to be fatalistic and accepting when something goes wrong. |
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Mind Your P's and Q's
What does "Mind Your P's and Q's" mean? | If you are careful about the way you behave and are polite, you mind Your P's and Q's. |
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take (something) on the chin
What does "take (something) on the chin" mean? | to experience and endure a direct blow or assault | The man always takes things on the chin and he never complains.
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get a grasp of (something)
What does "get a grasp of (something)" mean? | to begin to understand something |
I am beginning to get a grasp of the new computer system.
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get cold feet
What does "get cold feet" mean? | to become afraid at the last minute | The student got cold feet and cancelled his plans to go to China.
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Jump the shark
What does "Jump the shark" mean? | Said of a salient point in a television show or other activity at which the popularity thereof begins to wane: The Flintstones jumped the shark when a man from outer space came to visit them. The expression derives from an episode of the television sitcom 'Happy Days' in which Fonzie, clad in leather jacket and on water skis, jumps over a shark. That episode was widely seen as the beginning of the end for the formerly popular series. |
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come on!
What does "come on!" mean? | please, hurry, go faster |
"Come on, I only have a few minutes before I must go."
"Come on, stop doing that."
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