American Idioms and Expressions

Come Home To Someone 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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come home to (someone)
What does come home to (someone) mean?
to become apparent to someone It suddenly came home to the young family that their house had been destroyed in the fire.


Some Random Idioms
pig
What does "pig" mean?
glutton; person who eats a lot
in good time
What does "in good time" mean?
a little early, sooner than necessaryI will try and get the information to you in good time so that you will be able to decide what to do.
lick one's lips
What does "lick one's lips" mean?
show eagerness or pleasure about a future eventI began to lick my lips when I heard about the chance to go on the training course.
nuke
What does "nuke" mean?
destroy or obliterate somebody or something
filled to the brim
What does "filled to the brim" mean?
to be filled up to the top edge of somethingThe coffee cup was filled to the brim.
carry the day
What does " carry the day" mean?
to win or be successful The sales manager's fine performance carried the day for us.
clue (someone) in or clue in (someone)
What does "clue (someone) in or clue in (someone)" mean?
to inform someone about something We tried to clue the principal in about why the students were absent.

double check (something)
What does "double check (something)" mean?
to check something again to confirm that it is correctWe plan to double check the price of the new product before the price list is printed.
In the tall cotton
What does "In the tall cotton" mean?
A phrase that expresses good times or times of plenty and wealth as tall cotton means a good crop.

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