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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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fall upon/on (someone or something)
What does fall upon/on (someone or something) mean? | to attack someone or something | The wolves fell upon the deer and quickly killed it.
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easy come, easy go
What does "easy come, easy go" mean? | something that you easily acquire may be easily spent/lost/wasted | The man always found a new job easily but then he would often quit the job quickly. For him it was always easy come, easy go.
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thumbs up on (someone or something)
What does "thumbs up on (someone or something)" mean? | to be in favor of someone or something | Everybody cheered when it was announced that we had voted thumbs up for a new holiday in the winter.
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at least
What does "at least" mean? | no less than |
There were at least 60,000 people in the stadium.
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have legs
What does "have legs" mean? | (for an idea/plan/topic) to be likely to succeed or to continue | The news story has legs. We will be talking about it for a long time.
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jay
What does "jay" mean? | marijuana cigarette |
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What`s up?
What does "What`s up?" mean? | What is happening?, What is wrong? | "What`s up ", he said as he entered the room.
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crasher
What does "crasher" mean? | person who shows up at a party uninvited |
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signed, sealed and delivered
What does "signed, sealed and delivered" mean? | formally and officially signed | The contract to buy the house was signed, sealed and delivered when I delivered it to the real estate agent.
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do the honors
What does "do the honors" mean? | to perform the duty of a host (when serving a drink etc.) | "Would you like to do the honors and pour everybody a drink?"
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cause a stir
What does "cause a stir" mean? | to cause people to become agitated and alarmed about something |
The soccer player caused a stir when he criticized the referee.
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Box clever
What does "Box clever" mean? | (UK) If you box clever, you use your intelligence to get what you want, even if you have to cheat a bit. |
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