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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as usual
What does as usual mean? | most of the time, following the usual pattern | As usual, the girl forgot to bring her book to class.
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as usual
What does as usual mean? | most of the time, following the usual pattern |
As usual, the girl forgot to bring her book to class.
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Some Random Idioms
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some people are more equal than others
What does "some people are more equal than others" mean? | the members of a group may appear equal but some members may receive better treatment than others | Some people are more equal than others and the superstar was not given a penalty for hitting the other player while other players would have received a penalty.
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spam
What does "spam" mean? | flood email boxes with unrequested messages for products or services |
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send someone to the showers
What does "send someone to the showers" mean? | send a player off the field and out of a game | send a player off the field and out of a gameThe referee sent the top player to the showers after he refused to stop arguing.
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once bitten, twice shy
What does "once bitten, twice shy" mean? | if something goes wrong one time then you will be careful about doing the same thing again | Once bitten, twice shy and because the woman lost much money on the stock market she did not want to invest money there again.
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give (someone) the shirt off one's back
What does "give (someone) the shirt off one's back" mean? | to be very generous to someone | My uncle is very kind and he will give you the shirt off his back.
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to (someone's) way of thinking
What does "to (someone's) way of thinking" mean? | in someone's opinion | To my way of thinking we should not spend any more money on the new project.
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sleazebag
What does "sleazebag" mean? | disgusting , repulsive person |
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reject (something) out of hand
What does "reject (something) out of hand" mean? | to decide without thinking about it not to accept an idea or argument or plan |
The company rejected the union's demands out of hand.
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touch base with (someone)
What does "touch base with (someone)" mean? | to talk to someone, to meet someone briefly | I plan to touch base with my cousin before I go to the wedding next week.
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have an ace up one's sleeve
What does "have an ace up one's sleeve" mean? | to have something that you can use to gain an advantage (in a card
game the ace is often the most valuable card and a cheater could have an ace up his or her sleeve to use against an opponent) |
The football players were ready to go on strike but the team owners had an ace their sleeve and offered more money and stopped the strike.
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run for it
What does "run for it" mean? | to dash for safety, to make a speedy escape | When it started raining we ran for it and tried to get to the bus shelter.
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