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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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chicken (adjective or noun)
What does chicken (adjective or noun) mean? | (adjective or noun): cowardly. | "Fred will never ask Lucy for a date. He'schicken / a chicken.
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lay hold of (something)
What does "lay hold of (something)" mean? | get possession of something | If I can lay hold of some tools I will help you fix your toilet.
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dirt cheap
What does "dirt cheap" mean? | extremely cheap | The land in the country was dirt cheap when we bought it.
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a foot in the door
What does "a foot in the door" mean? | an opening or opportunity | I finally got a foot in the door when the company accepted my application.
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once bitten, twice shy
What does "once bitten, twice shy" mean? | if something goes wrong one time then you will be careful about doing the same thing again | Once bitten, twice shy and because the woman lost much money on the stock market she did not want to invest money there again.
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sit on (something)
What does "sit on (something)" mean? | to be a member of a jury or board etc. | The former politician sits on the board of many corporations.
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Same here!
What does "Same here!" mean? | Me too! I agree! | "Same here," I replied when someone said that they were having problems with their Internet provider.
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learn the ropes
What does "learn the ropes" mean? | learn how to do a job | He is a new employee and is still learning the ropes.
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full of it
What does "full of it" mean? | lying; dumb (from "full of shit"). | He's so full of it, no one should believe anything he says.
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a cash cow
What does "a cash cow" mean? | a product or service that makes much money | Our new business is a cash cow. We are making a lot of money now.
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pick the brains of (someone)
What does "pick the brains of (someone)" mean? | to talk to someone in order to get some information about something | We picked the brains of the official who was sent to talk about the pollution problem.
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early bird
What does "early bird" mean? | a person who gets up early or arrives early for something | My sister is an early bird and gets up very early every morning.
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do in (something)
What does "do in (something)" mean? | to ruin/destroy something | The boy quickly did in the new shoes that he had received for his birthday.
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Bit between your teeth
What does "Bit between your teeth" mean? | If you take or have the bit between your teeth, you take or have control of a situation. (Bit = piece of metal in a horse's mouth) |
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