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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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as one
What does as one mean? | as if a group were one person | The crowd stood up as one and began to cheer for the team.
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as one
What does as one mean? | as if a group were one person | The crowd stood as one and began to cheer during the game.
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as one
What does as one mean? | as if a group were one person |
The crowd stood up as one and began to cheer.
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as one
What does as one mean? | as if a group were one person |
The crowd stood as one and began to cheer during the game.
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Some Random Idioms
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eat high on/off the hog
What does "eat high on/off the hog" mean? | to eat expensive and high quality food |
My uncle has been eating high on the hog since he got his new job.
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Not much cop
What does "Not much cop" mean? | Describing a film or something as not much cop is a way of saying that you didn't think much of it. |
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cat gets one`s tongue
What does "cat gets one`s tongue" mean? | one cannot speak because of shyness | The cat got the woman's tongue and she could not say anything at all.
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make (someone's) position clear
What does "make (someone's) position clear" mean? | clarify where someone stands on an issue | The politician made his position clear on the issue of taxes.
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advise (someone) against (something)
What does "advise (someone) against (something)" mean? | to suggest that something should not be done |
I advised my friend not to swim in the river.
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bigmouth
What does "bigmouth" mean? | a noisy/boastful/foolish talker | The man is a bigmouth and he is always talking about what he is planning to do.
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buy a pig in a poke
What does "buy a pig in a poke" mean? | to buy something without seeing it or knowing anything about it |
It is like buying a pig in a poke if you buy that car without first inspecting it.
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Close, but no cigar
What does "Close, but no cigar" mean? | Nearly achieving success, but not quite. | That free throw was close, but no cigar.
Carnival games of skill, particularly shooting games, once gave out cigars as a prize. A contestant that did not quite hit the target was close, but did not get a cigar. |
Draw a line in the sand
What does "Draw a line in the sand" mean? | If you draw a line in the sand, you establish a limit beyond which things will be unacceptable. |
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get the lead out
What does "get the lead out" mean? | to hurry | "Get the lead out," I said to my slow friend.
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a man-about-town
What does "a man-about-town" mean? | a fashionable man who leads a sophisticated life | My friend is a man-about-town and goes out almost every evening.
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Go pear-shaped
What does "Go pear-shaped" mean? | If things have gone wrong, they have gone pear-shaped. |
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deal (someone) in
What does "deal (someone) in" mean? | to include someone
| I hope that my friend will deal me in on his new computer business.
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