American Idioms and Expressions

Dust 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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dust
What does dust mean?		 win by a large margin
dust
What does dust mean?		cocaine
dust
What does dust mean?		PCP

Some Random Idioms
sail into (someone)
What does "sail into (someone)" mean?		 to scold or criticize someone very hard, to attack someoneWhen I entered the office my supervisor sailed into me for being late.
find fault with (someone or something)
What does "find fault with (someone or something)" mean?		 to criticize someone or somethingMy boss finds fault with everything that I do.
go easy on (someone or something)
What does "go easy on (someone or something)" mean?		 to be kind or gentle with someone or something The judge wanted to go easy on the young man but his bad attitude made it difficult to try and help him.

hit (someone) below the belt
What does "hit (someone) below the belt" mean?		 to do something in an unfair or cowardly wayMy friend was hitting below the belt when he criticized me after I told him my true feelings on the matter.
call the shots
What does "call the shots" mean?		 control something, make the rules (from calling the shots in billiards/pool) control something, make the rules (from calling the shots in billiards/pool)My friend has been calling the shots in his company for several years now.
hold (something) back
What does "hold (something) back" mean?		 keep information or something to or for oneselfOur boss is holding back the information about the new computer system.

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