American Idioms and Expressions

Dive Right Into 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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dive right into something
What does dive right into something mean?
begin to do something without hesitating begin to do something without hesitatingWhen university started some of the students decided to dive right into their studies.
dive right into (something)
What does dive right into (something) mean?
to begin to do something without hesitating (some swimmers like to dive right in without checking the temperature of the water) Many of the students decided to dive right into their studies when university started.

dive right into (something)
What does dive right into (something) mean?
to begin to do something without hesitating (some swimmers like to dive right in without checking the temperature of the water) Many of the students decided to dive right into their studies when university started.


Some Random Idioms
serve as a guinea pig
What does "serve as a guinea pig" mean?
to allow some kind of test to be performed on someone I was not happy that I had to serve as a guinea pig for the new training material.

brush up on (something)
What does "brush up on (something)" mean?
to review something that one has already learnedI am going to brush up on my English before my trip to New York.
get back to (someone)
What does "get back to (someone)" mean?
to communicate something to someone at a later time, to contact someone later We were very careful that our complaints did not get back to the school principal.

give (someone) the benefit of the doubt
What does "give (someone) the benefit of the doubt" mean?
to make a judgement in someone's favor when the evidence is neither for nor against the person The police gave the man the benefit of the doubt and did not arrest him as a suspect for the crime.

Laugh up your sleeve
What does "Laugh up your sleeve" mean?
If you laugh up your sleeve, you laugh at someone secretly.
everything humanly possible
What does "everything humanly possible" mean?
everything in the range of human powers The doctors did everything humanly possible to save the man after the accident.

a millstone around (someone's) neck
What does "a millstone around (someone's) neck" mean?
a continual burden or handicapThe empty store was a millstone around the neck of the small businessman.
boss
What does "boss" mean?
excellent; very pleasing; great
turn one`s back on (someone or something)
What does "turn one`s back on (someone or something)" mean?
to refuse to help someone who is in trouble or need The woman turned her back on her friend when the friend asked her for money.

step/tread on (someone`s) toes
What does "step/tread on (someone`s) toes" mean?
to do something that interferes with or offends someone elseI do not want to tread on my supervisor's toes because he is not in a good mood today.

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