American Idioms and Expressions

Field Questions 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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field questions
What does field questions mean?
to answer questionsThe speaker began to field questions as soon as he finished talking.
field questions
What does field questions mean?
to answer questions The speaker began to field questions after he finished talking.


Some Random Idioms
meet up with (someone or something)
What does "meet up with (someone or something)" mean?
meet someone or something by accident or without expecting toThe young man met up with a nice group of people while he was traveling in Australia.
Slow but sure
What does "Slow but sure" mean?
If something or someone is slow but sure, they may take their time to do something, but they are reliable.
eyepopping
What does "eyepopping" mean?
very appealing or attractive
dance to a different tune
What does "dance to a different tune" mean?
to change one's behavior or attitudeOur boss began dancing to a different tune when his head salesman decided to quit.
take the cake
What does "take the cake" mean?
to be the best or the worstThe woman's manners take the cake. They are very bad.
grody to the max
What does "grody to the max" mean?
extremely repulsive or disgusting
point of view
What does "point of view" mean?
one's way of thinking about somethingI find it difficult to understand my friend's point of view on many issues.
strike (someone's) fancy
What does "strike (someone's) fancy" mean?
to appeal to someoneIt did not strike my fancy to go to a restaurant last evening.
have the floor
What does "have the floor" mean?
to have permission to speak in a meetingThe president had the floor for almost an hour during the meeting.
apple of (someone`s) eye
What does "apple of (someone`s) eye" mean?
someone or something that one likes a lot or likes more than others The little girl is the apple of her grandfather`s eye.

hurl
What does "hurl" mean?
throw up; vomit
like taking candy from a baby
What does "like taking candy from a baby" mean?
very easy to do I asked the department store to refund the money for my goods and they agreed. It was like taking candy from a baby.

turnover (of products)
What does "turnover (of products)" mean?
the rate at which a product is sold and replaced The turnover of cold drinks is very high in the store.

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