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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feed the kitty
What does feed the kitty mean? | to contribute money to a special collection | Everyone had to feed the kitty to collect money for the coffee fund.
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feed the kitty
What does feed the kitty mean? | to contribute money to a special collection | Everybody had to feed the kitty in order to collect money for the party.
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feed the kitty
What does feed the kitty mean? | to contribute money to a special collection |
Everyone had to feed the kitty to collect money for the coffee fund.
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feed the kitty
What does feed the kitty mean? | to contribute money to a special collection |
Everybody had to feed the kitty in order to collect money for the party.
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in one's mind's eye
What does "in one's mind's eye" mean? | in one's mind | In my mind's eye I cannot imagine what happened to my friend in the accident.
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helter-skelter
What does "helter-skelter" mean? | in a confusing group, in disorder | When we arrived at work we found the files scattered helter-skelter over the floor.
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walk the floor
What does "walk the floor" mean? | walk back and forth across the floor | He spent the night walking the hospital floor while waiting for his wife to have a baby.
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a shaggy dog story
What does "a shaggy dog story" mean? | a long and often pointless story that is told as a joke and often ends in a very silly or unexpected way |
My friend told me a shaggy dog story about how he lost his bicycle.
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cut no ice
What does "cut no ice" mean? | have no effect or influence on somebody |
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zap
What does "zap" mean? | impress somebody | She really zapped me!
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a flare-up
What does "a flare-up" mean? | a sudden worsening of a health condition | My father's arthritus flares up every winter.
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ER
What does "ER" mean? | Emergency Room - the place in a hospital which deals with
emergency situations | Emergency Room - the place in a hospital which deals with emergency situationsThe victims of the accident were quickly taken to the ER.
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whiz
What does "whiz" mean? | urinate |
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