American Idioms and Expressions

Feel Like Doing (something) 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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feel like doing (something)
What does feel like doing (something) mean?		 to be in the mood to do something, to want to do somethingI do not feel like doing the dishes now.

Some Random Idioms
lose one's touch (with someone or something)
What does "lose one's touch (with someone or something)" mean?		 lose one's ability to handle someone or somethingI think that the horse trainer is losing her touch with the horses that she is training.
have it out with (someone)
What does "have it out with (someone)" mean?		 argue or fight with someoneI had it out with my friend yesterday over the problem with the money.
chip in (money)
What does "chip in (money)" mean?		 to contribute money for something, to pay jointly for somethingEverybody in our office chipped in some money to buy a wedding present for our boss.
live off the fat of the land
What does "live off the fat of the land" mean?		 to grow one's own food, to live on the resources of the landThe family is able to live off the fat of the land on their small farm.
get ahold of (someone or something)
What does "get ahold of (someone or something)" mean?		 to make contact with someone, to obtain somethingI have been trying very hard to get ahold of my old high school teacher.
brains behind (something)
What does "brains behind (something)" mean?		 the person/people who thought of and developed a successful plan/system/organizationThe president of our company is the brains behind the plans to develop the new audio product.
roundup
What does "roundup" mean?		summary of information such as news, weather, or sports
divide (something) fifty-fifty
What does "divide (something) fifty-fifty" mean?		 to divide something into two equal partsWe divided the money that we won fifty-fifty.
write up
What does "write up" mean?		 write or describe in writingAfter our trip to Vietnam I spent a couple of weeks writing it up for a travel magazine.
get a frog in one's throat
What does "get a frog in one's throat" mean?		 to get soreness in your throat that prevents you from talking well I got a frog in my throat just as I answered the phone to talk to my professor.

Catch as catch can
What does "Catch as catch can" mean?		 This means that people should try to get something any way they can.
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