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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cream of the crop
What does cream of the crop mean? | the best | When our company hires new employees we always look for the cream of the crop.
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cream of the crop
What does cream of the crop mean? | the best of a group, the top choice | Our company is a very good place to work and is always able to hire the cream of the crop of university graduates.
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cream of the crop
What does cream of the crop mean? | the best of a group, the top choice |
When our company hires new employees we look for the cream of the crop.
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cream of the crop
What does cream of the crop mean? | the best of a group, the top choice |
Our company is always able to hire the cream of the crop of university graduates.
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Some Random Idioms
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drat
What does "drat" mean? | darn (used in place of damn to express anger or frustration) |
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get ahead of (oneself)
What does "get ahead of (oneself)" mean? | to do or say something sooner than you should |
I was getting ahead of myself when I started asking questions about the job that I did not have.
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Put all your eggs in one basket
What does "Put all your eggs in one basket" mean? | If you put all your eggs in one basket, you risk everything on a single opportunity which, like eggs breaking, could go wrong. |
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Breadwinner
What does "Breadwinner" mean? | Used to describe the person that earns the most money. For example - She's the breadwinner in the family. |
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a lost cause
What does "a lost cause" mean? | a hopeless matter | Trying to change the work habits of our secretary is a lost cause. She will never change.
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Your belly button is bigger than your stomach
What does "Your belly button is bigger than your stomach" mean? | If your belly button is bigger than your stomach, you take on more responsibilities than you can handle. |
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Change your tune
What does "Change your tune" mean? | If someone changes their ideas or the way they talk about them, they change their tune. |
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fuck up
What does "fuck up" mean? | make an error; screw up; make a mistake; do something badly or incorrectly. | We really fucked up
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go through (something)
What does "go through (something)" mean? | to examine something carefully, to search carefully for something, to examine something | The police went through the house to look for a weapon.
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as black as coal
What does "as black as coal" mean? | very black |
My friend's cat is as black as coal.
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alley cat
What does "alley cat" mean? | a stray cat |
I began to feed the alley cat and now it comes to my house every day.
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