American Idioms and Expressions

Fit In With (someone Or 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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fit in with (someone or something)
What does fit in with (someone or something) mean?		 to be comfortable or in harmony with someone or somethingThe new boy fits in with the other children very well.

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back up (someone or something)
What does "back up (someone or something)" mean?		 to support someone or somethingThe doctor made a mistake and the hospital refused to back him up.
bound to (do something)
What does "bound to (do something)" mean?		 to be certain to do something "If you ask your father, he is bound to help you with your problem."

Gone pear-shaped
What does "Gone pear-shaped" mean?		(UK) If things have gone pear-shaped they have either gone wrong or produced an unexpected and unwanted result.
tongue in cheek
What does "tongue in cheek" mean?		 jokingly, insincerely, mockingly, not really meaning somethingThe comment by our teacher was tongue in cheek and she did not mean it.
turn a profit
What does "turn a profit" mean?		 to make a profitThe supermarket has been turning a profit since it opened.
play it by ear
What does "play it by ear" mean?		 to decide to do something according to the situationLet`s play it by ear and decide where to eat after we see the movie.
fast-track
What does "fast-track" mean?		 move something or somebody quicky through an organization or situation
grok
What does "grok" mean?		 understand; comprehend
hard to stomach (someone or something)
What does "hard to stomach (someone or something)" mean?		 be unable to accept something or do something that you think is unpleasant or wrongI find some of my classmates and their attitude to studying hard to stomach.
doc-in-a-box
What does "doc-in-a-box" mean?		a small emergency medical clinic. He injured his finger and got it stiched at a doc-in-a-box.
whitewash (something)
What does "whitewash (something)" mean?		 to cover up or gloss over faults or errors or wrongdoing The government was accused of trying to whitewash the scandal about the illegal money.

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FM
What does "FM" mean?		 Frequency Modulation - a type of radio signal Frequency Modulation - a type of radio signalThe radio station that we listen to regularly is an FM station.

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