American Idioms and Expressions

Enter (someone's) Mind 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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enter (someone's) mind
What does enter (someone's) mind mean?
to come into someone's mind (used for an idea or thought)It never entered my mind that my friend would leave his job.

Some Random Idioms
keep one`s head
What does "keep one`s head" mean?
stay calm when there is trouble or dangerHe is a very good leader and is able to keep his head during an emergency.
a hook-up
What does "a hook-up" mean?
a connectionThe new hook-up for the computer is not working very well.
one's bark is worse than one's bite
What does "one's bark is worse than one's bite" mean?
one's words are worse than one's actions You should not worry about the secretary. Her bark is worse than her bite and she is really a very nice person.

trammeled
What does "trammeled" mean?
drunk; intoxicated
Breadwinner
What does "Breadwinner" mean?
Used to describe the person that earns the most money. For example - She's the breadwinner in the family.
everything one can lay/get his or her hands on
What does "everything one can lay/get his or her hands on" mean?
to use everything of a particular type that you can find We used everything that we could lay our hands on to build the small storage building.

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.
Pigs might fly
What does "Pigs might fly" mean?
If you think something will never happen or succeed, you can say that 'pigs might fly' (or 'pigs can fly' and 'pigs will fly'- the idiom is used in many forms)

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