American Idioms and Expressions

Clear Out (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. .

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
clear out (something)
What does clear out (something) mean?
to clean somewhere, to remove somethingWe cleared out the room before we could start painting.

Some Random Idioms
No way!
What does "No way!" mean?
Absolutely not! / Definitely not!A: "You didn't open this letter addressed to me, didyou?"B: "No way! I'd never read look at else's mail!"
Benjamin of the family
What does "Benjamin of the family" mean?
The Benjamin of the family is the youngest child.
cost an arm and a leg
What does "cost an arm and a leg" mean?
to cost much money My father's new car cost an arm and a leg.

on one's feet
What does "on one's feet" mean?
standing upI was on my feet for several hours yesterday.
zonk out
What does "zonk out" mean?
collapse from fatigueI'm so zonked out, I just need to go to bed.
stiff
What does "stiff" mean?
corpse; dead body. Where's the stiff from last night's shootout?
yucky
What does "yucky" mean?
: terrible; distasteful; very unpleasant."Don't eat the soup at the cafeteria. It'syucky!"
put one's head in the lion's mouth
What does "put one's head in the lion's mouth" mean?
to put oneself in a dangerous or difficult situationI put my head in the lion's mouth when I went to the meeting with my boss.
bottom line
What does "bottom line" mean?
the central issue of a discussion, the main pointMy friend wants to open a restaurant but the bottom line is that if we do not do more research I do not want to invest any money.

Search

Searching for?
 

Sponsors

Valid HTML 4.01 Transitional Valid HTML 4.01 Transitional Valid HTML 4.01 Transitional Valid HTML 4.01 Transitional