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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eat out
What does eat out mean? | to eat in a restaurant | I eat out three or four times a week.
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Come rain or shine
What does "Come rain or shine" mean? | If I say I'll be at a place come rain or shine, I mean that I can be relied on to turn up; nothing, not even the vagaries of British weather, will deter me or stop me from being there. |
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heart and soul
What does "heart and soul" mean? | the core or total person | The girl loved her boyfriend heart and soul.
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strike a happy medium
What does "strike a happy medium" mean? | to find a compromise position | The manager always tries to strike a happy medium between being professional and being friendly to the staff.
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hit the sack
What does "hit the sack" mean? | go to bed; get in bed |
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run short
What does "run short" mean? | to not have enough of something | They ran short of gasoline at the gas station and had to close early.
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work out
What does "work out" mean? | exercise | He spends most weekends working out at the health club.
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a head shrinker
What does "a head shrinker" mean? | a psychiatrist | The criminal had to go and see a head shrinker after the judge sentenced him to life in prison.
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hot under the collar
What does "hot under the collar" mean? | very angry | Our boss is hot under the collar today because three of the staff came late.
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ride herd on (someone)
What does "ride herd on (someone)" mean? | to watch closely and control someone | The new supervisor likes to ride herd on the people who work for him.
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doc-in-a-box
What does "doc-in-a-box" mean? | a small emergency medical clinic. | He injured his finger and got it stiched at a doc-in-a-box.
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let well enough alone
What does "let well enough alone" mean? | leave things as they are | I decided to let well enough alone and not ask my supervisor for extra time off.
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all right
What does "all right" mean? | okay, satisfactory | She said that it would be all right for me to bring my friend to the party.
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rub (someone/someone's fur) the wrong way
What does "rub (someone/someone's fur) the wrong way" mean? | to irritate someone (just as you would irritate a dog or cat if you rub their fur the wrong way) | The woman who I work with rubs me the wrong way when I speak to her.
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