American Idioms and Expressions

Bleeding Heart Idiom

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. .

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
bleeding heart
What does bleeding heart mean?		 someone who feels too much sympathy for people such as poor people or criminals etc.The man is a bleeding heart and he is always asked by other people for money to help others.
bleeding heart
What does bleeding heart mean?		 someone who feels too much sympathy for people such as poor people or criminals etc. The man is a bleeding heart and is always asked by other people for money to help others.


Some Random Idioms
buy off (someone)
What does "buy off (someone)" mean?		 to bribe someoneThe union tried to buy off the politician.
way
What does "way" mean?		 very; extremely; completely
fly-by-night
What does "fly-by-night" mean?		 an unreliable business or personThe new company is a fly-by-night operation.
better to be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion
What does "better to be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion" mean?		 it is better to be the leader of a small group than a follower of a bigger one The young athlete always played for his hometown team rather than moving to a larger city with a bigger team. He thought that it was better to be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion.

have sticky fingers
What does "have sticky fingers" mean?		 to steal thingsHe was fired from the restaurant because he has sticky fingers.
Wither on the vine
What does "Wither on the vine" mean?		 If something withers on the vine, it fails to get the intended result, doesn't come to fruition.
pay homage to (someone)
What does "pay homage to (someone)" mean?		 to praise/respect/honor someoneThe entire country paid homage to their dead leader.
cloak-and-dagger
What does "cloak-and-dagger" mean?		 involving secercy and plotting The spy was involved in some cloak-and-dagger operations.

close Idioms


change hands
What does "change hands" mean?		 to be transferred from one person to anotherThe small business changed hands many times during the last several years.
get a lump in one's throat
What does "get a lump in one's throat" mean?		 to feel like there is something in your throat as if you are going to cry I got a lump in my throat as I listened to the tragic story of the woman's family.

Search

Searching for?
 

Sponsors

Valid HTML 4.01 Transitional Valid HTML 4.01 Transitional Valid HTML 4.01 Transitional Valid HTML 4.01 Transitional