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 the mold
What does fit the mold mean? | to do what you expect, to do what is considered usual (usually used in the negative - does not fit the mold)
| Our teacher does not fit the mold of someone who volunteers to help homeless people every Saturday.
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fit the mold
What does fit the mold mean? | to do what you expect, to do what is considered usual (usually used in the negative - does not fit the mold)
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Our teacher does not fit the mold of someone who volunteers to
help homeless people every weekend.
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Some Random Idioms
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burst with joy
What does "burst with joy" mean? | to be full of happiness and feel that you will explode or burst |
My grandmother burst with joy when she saw her new baby granddaughter.
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Babe in the woods
What does "Babe in the woods" mean? | A babe in the woods is a naive, defenceless, young person. |
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rub out (someone or something)
What does "rub out (someone or something)" mean? | to destroy something completely, to kill/eliminate someone | The government troops rubbed out the entire village.
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end up (somewhere)
What does "end up (somewhere)" mean? | to finish at a certain place |
We ended up at a small coffee shop near the restaurant.
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Put all your eggs in one basket
What does "Put all your eggs in one basket" mean? | If you put all your eggs in one basket, you risk everything on a single opportunity which, like eggs breaking, could go wrong. |
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What`s cooking?
What does "What`s cooking?" mean? | What is happening?, What is wrong? | "What`s cooking ", he asked his friend.
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like water off a duck`s back
What does "like water off a duck`s back" mean? | without any effect, easily | Criticism falls away from my father like water off a duck`s back and he never worries about anything.
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cry out for (someone or something)
What does "cry out for (someone or something)" mean? | to need someone or something badly, to lack something | The new room that we built cries out for new furniture.
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Accident waiting to happen
What does "Accident waiting to happen" mean? | If something is an accident waiting to happen, there's definitely going to be an accident or it's bound to go wrong.
('Disaster waiting to happen' is also used.) |
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