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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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early to bed, early to rise makes one healthy, wealthy and wise
What does early to bed, early to rise makes one healthy, wealthy and wise mean? | going to bed early is good for you | going to bed early is good for youEarly to bed, early to rise makes one healthy, wealthy and wise was the advice that my grandmother gave me.
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cast in the same mold
What does "cast in the same mold" mean? | to be very similar |
The two sisters were cast in the same mold and were almost identical.
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out of hand
What does "out of hand" mean? | immediately and without consulting anyone, without delay |
Our teacher dismissed our excuses out of hand.
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hang one's hat (somewhere)
What does "hang one's hat (somewhere)" mean? | to live or take up residence somewhere |
I want to move and hang my hat in a small town somewhere.
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tool around
What does "tool around" mean? | cruise or drive around in a car |
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one man's meat is another man's poison
What does "one man's meat is another man's poison" mean? | something that one person likes may be disliked by someone else |
One man's meat is another man's poison and while my friend hates coffee, I love it.
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Brass neck
What does "Brass neck" mean? | (UK) Someone who has the brass neck to do something has no sense of shame about what they do. |
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crank out a paper
What does "crank out a paper" mean? | write out a paper in a mechanical way | I had to crank out a paper almost every week to pass the course.
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Dressed to the nines
What does "Dressed to the nines" mean? | Dressed flamboyantly, dressed well. | New years eve is the one day of the year when people like to go out dressed to the nines.
Common lore has it that a tailor making a high quality suit uses more fabric. The best suits are made from nine yards of fabric. This may seem like a lot but a proper suit does indeed take nine yards of fabric. This is because a good suit has all the fabric cut in the same direction with the warp, or long strands of thread, parallel with the vertical line of the suit. This causes a great amount of waste in suit making, but if you want to go "dressed to the nines", you must pay for such waste. |
give or take (a certain amount of something)
What does "give or take (a certain amount of something)" mean? | plus or minus a small amount | I think that the man is about 45 years old give or take five years.
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get (a) hold of oneself
What does "get (a) hold of oneself" mean? | to get control of one's emotions |
We asked the man who was crying to try and get hold of himself.
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get in touch with someone
What does "get in touch with someone" mean? | to contact someone | I plan to get in touch with my friend when I arrive in New York in August.
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