American Idioms and Expressions

Catch Up To (someone Or Something) 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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catch up to (someone or something)
What does catch up to (someone or something) mean?		 move fast or work hard to reach someone or something that is ahead of youAfter my illness I had to study very hard to catch up to the rest of the class.

Some Random Idioms
Head is in the clouds
What does "Head is in the clouds" mean?		 If a person has their head in the clouds, they have unrealistic, impractical ideas.
doofus
What does "doofus" mean?		jerk; twit; oaf
gold brick
What does "gold brick" mean?		 avoid work; hide from a task or assignment. Stop gold bricking and get back to work.
cock of the walk
What does "cock of the walk" mean?		 someone who thinks that he or she is more important than others in a group The supervisor thinks that he is cock of the walk. He thinks that he can do anything that he wants.

make up for (something)
What does "make up for (something)" mean?		 compensate for a loss or mistakeI have to work hard in order to make up for last year's poor sales.
check-up
What does "check-up" mean?		 an examination of a patient by a doctorI went to have my annual check-up last week.
come away empty-handed
What does "come away empty-handed" mean?		 to return without anything The man came away empty-handed after shopping all morning.

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