American Idioms and Expressions

Birthday Suit Idiom

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birthday suit
What does birthday suit mean?
a completely naked bodyThe little boy was running down the street in his birthday suit.
birthday suit
What does birthday suit mean?
complete nakednessThe little boy was running through the park in his birthday suit.
birthday suit
What does birthday suit mean?
a completely naked body The little boy was running down the street in his birthday suit.

birthday suit
What does birthday suit mean?
complete nakedness The little boy was running through the park in his birthday suit.


Some Random Idioms
free as a bird
What does "free as a bird" mean?
completely freeWe were as free as a bird so we decided to go on a long holiday.
walk down the aisle together
What does "walk down the aisle together" mean?
get married (in this case in a Christian church where many weddings take place and where the bride walks down the aisle to the altar) get married (in this case in a Christian church where many weddings take place and where the bride walks down the aisle to the altar)They get along very well and they have finally decided to walk down the aisle and begin their life together.
not enough room to swing a cat
What does "not enough room to swing a cat" mean?
not very much spaceThere was not enough room to swing a cat in the small apartment.
make sense
What does "make sense" mean?
seem reasonableHis new proposal really does make sense.
pimp
What does "pimp" mean?
make fancy; dress up; embellish
ride herd on (someone)
What does "ride herd on (someone)" mean?
to watch closely and strictly supervise someone (as a cowboy would supervise a herd of cattle) The manager has been riding herd on his employees so that they can finish the job quickly.

to lay over
What does "to lay over" mean?
to arrive somewhere and wait some time before continuing a journeyWe were told that we will have to lay over in London for nine hours before we go on to Kenya.
just what the doctor ordered
What does "just what the doctor ordered" mean?
exactly what is needed or wantedA nice hot bath was just what the doctor ordered after the long day at work.
put one's nose to the grindstone
What does "put one's nose to the grindstone" mean?
to keep busy doing one's workI put my nose to the grindstone and worked all weekend on my history essay.
get cold feet
What does "get cold feet" mean?
to become afraid and hesitant about something at the last minute The student got cold feet and cancelled his plans to go to China.

wring (someone's) neck
What does "wring (someone's) neck" mean?
to be extremely angry at someone I want to wring my friend's neck for breaking my new laptop computer.

Walk a mile in my shoes
What does "Walk a mile in my shoes" mean?
This idiom means that you should try to understand someone before criticizing them.

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