American Idioms and Expressions

For Now 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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for now
What does for now mean?
temporarily I do not plan to buy a new computer for now.


Some Random Idioms
bend (someone's) ear
What does "bend (someone's) ear" mean?
to talk to someone (usually in an annoying/persistent manner)I met my co-worker this morning and she bent my ear for almost an hour about her problems at work.
a fish out of water
What does "a fish out of water" mean?
someone who does not fit in The man was like a fish out of water at the expensive restaurant.

Down the hatch
What does "Down the hatch" mean?
Drink or eat.Enough talk, let's put some food down the hatch.
Here's a drinking expression that seems to have its origins in sea freight, where cargoes are lowered into the hatch for transport below deck. The freight appears to be consumed by the ship.
Burn your bridges
What does "Burn your bridges" mean?
If you burn your bridges, you do something that makes it impossible to go back from the position you have taken.
French
What does "French" mean?
perform oral sex on somebody
trammeled
What does "trammeled" mean?
drunk; intoxicated
Skunkworks
What does "Skunkworks" mean?
An unauthorised, or hidden program or activity, often research-oriented, and out of the bureaucratic chain of command is known as a 'skunkworks'.
cut
What does "cut" mean?
adulterate drugs
music to one`s ears
What does "music to one`s ears" mean?
something one likes to hearWhen he told me that I could go to the sales convention in the summer it was music to my ears.
think twice (before doing something)
What does "think twice (before doing something)" mean?
to consider carefully whether one should do somethingI told my cousin to think twice before he decides to quit his job.
park it
What does "park it" mean?
sit; sit down; sit and remain sitting
stretch
What does "stretch" mean?
nickname for a tall, lanky, gangly person (usually capitalized)
hang one's hat (somewhere)
What does "hang one's hat (somewhere)" mean?
to live or take up residence somewhere I want to move and hang my hat in a small town somewhere.

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