American Idioms and Expressions

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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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when the cat's away, the mice will play
What does "when the cat's away, the mice will play" mean?		 when you are not watching someone they may get into trouble When the cat's away, the mice will play and when the teacher left the classroom the students began to play around.

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go stir-crazy
What does "go stir-crazy" mean?		 to become anxious because one is confined to a small spaceAfter many days of rain I began to go stir-crazy because I could not leave the house.
pep (someone or something) up
What does "pep (someone or something) up" mean?		 to make someone or something more active and energeticI drank a cup of coffee in order to pep myself up for my afternoon class.
too bad
What does "too bad" mean?		 worthy of sorrow or regretIt is too bad that the university decided to close the bookstore last year.
I'll be damned
What does "I'll be damned" mean?		 idiom. no way; really; what a surprise. I'll be damned. That really is true.
honker
What does "honker" mean?		nose
Hard by
What does "Hard by" mean?		 "Hard by" means mean "close to" or "near".
give out (something)
What does "give out (something)" mean?		 to give something to people, to distribute somethingWe gave out more than six hundred balloons at the shopping center.
BYOB
What does "BYOB" mean?		 Bring Your Own Bottle - used for a party or dinner where each person must bring something to drink Bring Your Own Bottle - used for a party or dinner where each person must bring something to drinkI decided to have a dinner party at my house next week and told everyone that it was BYOB.
faggot
What does "faggot" mean?		male homosexual
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