American Idioms and Expressions

Clear Of (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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clear of (something)
What does clear of (something) mean?		 to be not touching somethingWe checked that the ladder was clear of the electrical wires before we painted the house.

Some Random Idioms
slow code
What does "slow code" mean?		cardiac arrest for which no particular measures are taken due to the moribund condition of the patient
for openers
What does "for openers" mean?		 to start with For openers, we decided to start the weekend with a nice meal.

not know shit about
What does "not know shit about" mean?		 be ignorant; be unaware or useless
ante up
What does "ante up" mean?		 produce or pay a necessary amount of money produce or pay a necessary amount of moneyWe all had to ante up quickly in order to collect the money for our holiday.
bring up the rear
What does "bring up the rear" mean?		 to be at the end of the line or in the last position The youngest runner was bringing up the rear in the school relay race.

all along
What does "all along" mean?		 all the time, throughout I knew all along that my friend would not get the promotion.

scarcer than hen's teeth
What does "scarcer than hen's teeth" mean?		 very scarce or nonexistent People who know about computers are scarcer than hen's teeth in our company.

Crow Idioms



Burn your bridges
What does "Burn your bridges" mean?		 If you burn your bridges, you do something that makes it impossible to go back from the position you have taken.
yours truly
What does "yours truly" mean?		 oneself, I, meI told my friend that if he wanted to borrow some money he could talk to yours truly.
put one`s own house in order
What does "put one`s own house in order" mean?		 to organize one`s own private affairsOur boss should put his own house in order before he tells others what to do.
let it all hang out
What does "let it all hang out" mean?		 let the truth be known, be open about somethingShe decided to let it all hang out and tell her friend about her problems with her boyfriend.
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