American Idioms and Expressions

Date Back To A Previous Time 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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date back to (a previous time)
What does date back to (a previous time) mean?		 to go back to a previous time The old building dates back to 1850.


Some Random Idioms
let (something) ride
What does "let (something) ride" mean?		 continue without changing a situationWe should forget about the recent problems at work and let the whole matter ride.
boo-boo
What does "boo-boo" mean?		error; mistake
take a vacation
What does "take a vacation" mean?		 to go somewhere for a vacationI have much stress at work and I want to take a vacation next month.
wine and dine (someone)
What does "wine and dine (someone)" mean?		 to treat someone to an expensive meal, to entertain someone in a lavish mannerMy uncle often has to wine and dine his important business clients.
round-robin tournament/contest
What does "round-robin tournament/contest" mean?		 a game or contest in which each player or team plays every other player or team in turnA round-robin tournament was held in order to choose the best team in the city.
take it into one's head to do (something)
What does "take it into one's head to do (something)" mean?		 to decide to do something that does not seem sensible to othersThe young woman took it into her head to go to China and she did.
Cuckoo in the nest
What does "Cuckoo in the nest" mean?		 Is an issue or a problem, etc, is a cuckoo in the nest, it grows quickly and crowds out everything else.
MSc
What does "MSc" mean?		 Master of Science Master of ScienceThe woman has an MSc in computer science and has been able to find a job easily.
play off (one group against another)
What does "play off (one group against another)" mean?		 to match opposing persons/forces/interests for one`s own gainNobody likes the supervisor because he is always trying to play off one group of workers against another.
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