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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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birds and the bees
What does birds and the bees mean? | human sex and reproduction | The father tried to tell his son about the birds and the bees.
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birds and the bees
What does birds and the bees mean? | the facts about sex and birth and life | The boy learned about the birds and the bees in his health education class at school.
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birds and the bees
What does birds and the bees mean? | the facts about sex and birth and life, the facts of life |
The boy learned about the birds and the bees in his health education class at school.
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birds and the bees
What does birds and the bees mean? | information about human sex and reproduction |
The father tried to tell his son about the birds and the bees.
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Worm's eye view
What does "Worm's eye view" mean? | A worm's eye view of something is the view from below, either physically or socially. |
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Drive a wedge
What does "Drive a wedge" mean? | If you drive a wedge between people, you exploit an issue so that people start to disagree. |
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Kick the ballistics
What does "Kick the ballistics" mean? | It means you realise the intensity of a situation. For example, there is too much unemployment now, so the prime minister must kick the ballistics and change his policy. |
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Turn up like a bad penny
What does "Turn up like a bad penny" mean? | If someone turns up like a bad penny, they go somewhere where they are not wanted. |
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Taken as read
What does "Taken as read" mean? | If something can be taken as read, it is so definite that it's not necessary to talk about it. |
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on one's own
What does "on one's own" mean? | by oneself | The young girl has been on her own since she finished high school.
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On your high horse
What does "On your high horse" mean? | When someone is on their high horse, they are being inflexible, arrogant and will not make any compromises. |
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open with (something)
What does "open with (something)" mean? | to start out with something | The convention opened with a speech from the president of our company.
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lose one`s shirt
What does "lose one`s shirt" mean? | to lose all or most of one`s money | I lost my shirt in a small business and now I have no money.
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out of the blue
What does "out of the blue" mean? | to be unexpected, to come from nowhere | From out of the blue I asked my girlfriend if she wanted to get married.
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