American Idioms and Expressions

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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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Some Random Idioms
heavy
What does "heavy" mean?		bad guy; antagonist; villain
fire someone
What does "fire someone" mean?		 dismiss someone from a job because of poor performance. "If you continue to be late for work, the company willfire you."
Hop, skip, and a jump
What does "Hop, skip, and a jump" mean?		 If a place is a hop, skip, and a jump from somewhere, it's only a short distance away.
hot
What does "hot" mean?		 stolen; wanted by the authorities
Burning question
What does "Burning question" mean?		 A burning question is something we all want to know about.
a snap
What does "a snap" mean?		 an easy taskThe exam was a snap and I am sure that I did very well.
in trust of (someone)
What does "in trust of (someone)" mean?		 under the responsibility or care of someoneThe money was given to the child in trust of his grandparents.
take (someone) for an idiot/fool
What does "take (someone) for an idiot/fool" mean?		 to assume that someone is stupidThe salesman tried to take me for a fool when he tried to sell me the car for a very high price.
flaky
What does "flaky" mean?		 spacey; absentminded; unreliable
you can't make an omelette without breaking the eggs
What does "you can't make an omelette without breaking the eggs" mean?		 you cannot do something without causing some problems or having some effects "You can't make an omelette without breaking the eggs and if you want to change the work schedules, then you are going to cause problems."

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