American Idioms and Expressions

Come To 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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come to (something)
What does come to (something) mean?		 to be equal to something, to total a number, to amount to something Our weekly food bill comes to much money every week.


Some Random Idioms
dead wrong
What does "dead wrong" mean?		 to be totally wrongI was dead wrong in my calculations to build the table.
pumped up
What does "pumped up" mean?		 thrilled; excited; stimulated; eager
poetic justice
What does "poetic justice" mean?		 the appropriate but chance reward or punishment by someone who deserves itIt was poetic justice when the supervisor who was harassing the workers lost his job because the president did not want him to work for the company anymore.
lovely weather for ducks
What does "lovely weather for ducks" mean?		 rainy weather I commented to the wet letter carrier that it was lovely weather for ducks today.

put in (something)
What does "put in (something)" mean?		 to add to what has already been saidSuddenly my friend put in that he was tired and wanted to go home.
fit (someone) to a T
What does "fit (someone) to a T" mean?		 to fit a person very wellMy cousin's new job fits her to a T.
a nine day's wonder
What does "a nine day's wonder" mean?		 someone or something that is of interest to people only for a short timeThe actor was a nine day's wonder and everyone forgot him after a couple of months.
a leading question
What does "a leading question" mean?		 a question to a witness that is designed to suggest or produce the reply that is wanted by the questioner The judge criticized the lawyer for asking leading questions during the trial.

end up with (something)
What does "end up with (something)" mean?		 to get something as a result of something I ended up with a cold last weekend after being outside in the rain.

shove (something) down (someone`s) throat
What does "shove (something) down (someone`s) throat" mean?		 to force someone to do or agree to something that is not wantedI do not like him because he is always trying to shove his ideas down my throat.
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