American Idioms and Expressions

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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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in a positive frame of mind
What does "in a positive frame of mind" mean?		 to be happy and in a good moodOur teacher has been in a positive frame of mind this week.
For the love of Pete
What does "For the love of Pete" mean?		I am frustrated with this situation.For the love of Pete, can we just pick a restaurant and stop searching? I am hungry.
This phrase and phrases like "for Pete's sake" are euphemisms for the phrases "for the love of God/Christ" or "for God's/Christ's sake" and hail from a time when those phases were considered blasphemous. Nowadays phrases like "for the love of God" are commonly used, but the euphemisms are still used.
Why Pete? Most likely it is a reference to the catholic Saint Peter.
up to (someone) to decide/do (something)
What does "up to (someone) to decide/do (something)" mean?		 to be responsible to choose or decide somethingIt is up to the president to decide when the meeting will start.
drop by
What does "drop by" mean?		 to visit someoneMy uncle dropped by after work for a visit.
in the bag
What does "in the bag" mean?		 to be certainThe contract for the new insurance policy is in the bag.
Sell down the river
What does "Sell down the river" mean?		 If you sell someone down the river, you betray their trust.
mum`s the word
What does "mum`s the word " mean?		 say nothing of a secret that you know"Mum`s the word on the party. I won`t tell anybody."
air (something)
What does "air (something)" mean?		 to broadcast something on television or radio They will air the game tomorrow.

bona fide
What does "bona fide" mean?		 "in good faith" (from Latin), without any element of dishonesty or fraudThe mediator asked the two sides in the dispute to make a bona fide effort to solve the dispute.
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