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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bag of tricks
What does bag of tricks mean? | a collection of special techniques or methods | The teacher has a bag of tricks to keep her students occupied.
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breathe down (someone`s) neck
What does "breathe down (someone`s) neck" mean? | watch someone closely (often by standing right behind them), pressure someone to do something | My boss has been breathing down my neck all day to try and get me to finish the report.
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chicken out
What does "chicken out" mean? | avoid something due to fear. | He chickened out at the last minute and didn't take the bet.
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by the dozen
What does "by the dozen" mean? | twelve at a time, in a group of twelve | The children were eating the donuts by the dozen.
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period
What does "period" mean? | that's all; that's it; no more discussion |
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sounds
What does "sounds" mean? | music; records; CDs |
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have one's nose in a book
What does "have one's nose in a book" mean? | to be reading a book | The girl had her nose in a book during the long journey.
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burn one`s bridges behind one
What does "burn one`s bridges behind one" mean? | to do something that makes going back impossible | He burned his bridges behind him and is unable to work in the same industry again.
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without further ado
What does "without further ado" mean? | without further talk | Without further ado they ended the meeting and began to serve coffee.
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On the trot
What does "On the trot" mean? | (UK) This idiom means 'consecutively'; I'd saw them three days on the trot, which means that I saw them on three consecutive days. |
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teach one's grandmother to suck eggs
What does "teach one's grandmother to suck eggs" mean? | to try to tell someone with more knowledge than yourself how to do something | Showing the computer expert how to solve the computer problem was like teaching my grandmother to suck eggs.
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wind up
What does "wind up" mean? | to end, to finish, to stop | The meeting wound up at midnight and we were able to go home.
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field questions
What does "field questions" mean? | to answer questions | The speaker began to field questions as soon as he finished talking.
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give (someone) the boot
What does "give (someone) the boot" mean? | to fire someone, to force someone to leave a place | The manager gave our friend the boot when he began yelling in the restaurant.
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