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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fill (someone`s) shoes
What does "fill (someone`s) shoes" mean?		 to take the place of another and do as well as he or she wouldIt will be difficult for the woman to fill the shoes of the previous supervisor.
draw blood
What does "draw blood" mean?		 to make a wound that bleeds, to anger someoneThe politician was very careful not to draw blood during the debate.
blacklist (someone)
What does "blacklist (someone)" mean?		 to exclude or ostracize someone, to write someone's name on a list if they break some rules The sports federation blacklisted the swimmer because he was using steroids.

fold one's hands
What does "fold one's hands" mean?		 to bring one's hands together so that they are palm to palm with the fingers interlockingThe students folded their hands and sat quietly on their chairs.
horse-trade
What does "horse-trade" mean?		 to make a business agreement/deal after careful bargaining and compromiseAfter several hours of horse-trading we reached an agreement to buy the new computers.
follow suit
What does "follow suit" mean?		 to do as someone else has done, to follow someone`s example, to play a card of the same suit that someone else has put downI followed suit and left work early on Friday just as my boss had done.
In dribs and drabs
What does "In dribs and drabs" mean?		 If people arrive in dribs and drabs, they come in small groups at irregular intervals, instead of all arriving at the same time.
bow out
What does "bow out" mean?		 to quit, to resign from something I wanted to join the tour but at the last minute I had to bow out.

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