American Idioms and Expressions

Breathe Easy/easier 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. .

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breathe easy/easier
What does breathe easy/easier mean?
relax after a busy and stressful timeI could breathe easy when I finished my essay and gave it to my teacher.

Some Random Idioms
kill the goose that layed/lays the golden egg
What does "kill the goose that layed/lays the golden egg" mean?
spoil something that is good or something that one has by being greedyHe was always complaining about his job but now it is gone. He has killed the goose that layed the golden egg.
down the hatch
What does "down the hatch" mean?
something is swallowedThe cough medicine went down the hatch as soon as I gave it to my little boy.
put (someone) up to (something)
What does "put (someone) up to (something)" mean?
to persuade or cause someone to do somethingThe boy's friend put him up to cheat on the examination.
freeload
What does "freeload" mean?
to accept food and housing at the expense of another
Window dressing
What does "Window dressing" mean?
If something is done to pretend to be dealing with an issue or problem, rather than actually dealing with it, it is window dressing.
MUD
What does "MUD" mean?
multi-user dungeon
wishy-washy
What does "wishy-washy" mean?
uncommitted; without an opinion of one's own. "Don't be so wishy-washy. Tell us how you really feel."
out-of-date
What does "out-of-date" mean?
no longer current or in styleComputer equipment becomes out-of-date very quickly.
go straight
What does "go straight" mean?
to become an honest person, to lead an honest lifeThe man was in prison for two years but now he wants to go straight.
When it rains, it pours
What does "When it rains, it pours" mean?
This idiom means that when things go wrong, a lot of things go wrong at the same time.
bitch tits
What does "bitch tits" mean?
growth of breasts on a man; gynecomastia (n.b.: usually caused by steroid abuse)

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