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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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blood, sweat, and tears
What does blood, sweat, and tears mean? | great personal effort |
We put a lot of blood, sweat, and tears into fixing our old house.
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blood, sweat and tears
What does blood, sweat and tears mean? | signs of great personal effort |
We put much blood, sweat and tears into building the house.
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Some Random Idioms
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drop out of school
What does "drop out of school" mean? | stop attending school | My friend dropped out of school when he was seventeen and began to drive a truck.
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hell-on-wheels
What does "hell-on-wheels" mean? | a short-tempered/nagging/crabby person | She is hell-on-wheels in the morning so you should be careful of her.
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packed in like sardines
What does "packed in like sardines" mean? | to be packed very tightly | The commuters on the train were packed in like sardines during the morning rush hour.
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buzz-kill
What does "buzz-kill" mean? | a wet blanket; someone or something that ends fun or good mood |
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take to the woods
What does "take to the woods" mean? | to run away and hide | The man decided to take to the woods rather than wait to talk to his angry wife.
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result in (something)
What does "result in (something)" mean? | to cause something to happen | The bad road conditions resulted in many small accidents this morning.
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off and on
What does "off and on" mean? | occasionally | My friend has been seeing a woman off and on but I do not think that their relationship is very serious.
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kinky
What does "kinky" mean? | weird; strange; unappealing |
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Button your lip
What does "Button your lip" mean? | If you button your lip, you keep quiet and don't speak. It is also used as a way of telling someone to shut up. |
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queer
What does "queer" mean? | of or pertaining to homosexuals |
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drop (someone) a line
What does "drop (someone) a line" mean? | to write or mail a note or letter to someone | My friend promised that she would drop me a line when she gets to Singapore.
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