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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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from the heart
What does from the heart mean? | sincerely, honestly | The boy gave his girlfriend some flowers with a message from the heart.
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from the heart
What does from the heart mean? | sincerely, honestly | The speech by the politician was right from the heart.
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from the heart
What does from the heart mean? | sincerely, honestly |
The boy gave his girlfriend some flowers with a message from the heart.
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from the heart
What does from the heart mean? | sincerely, honestly |
The speech by the politician was from the heart.
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let (someone) have it (with both barrels)
What does "let (someone) have it (with both barrels)" mean? | attack someone verbally | The woman let her husband have it when he came home late from work without phoning.
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Bee's Knees
What does "Bee's Knees" mean? | If something is the bee's knees, it's outstanding or the best in its class. |
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bigmouth
What does "bigmouth" mean? | a noisy/boastful/foolish talker | The man is a bigmouth and he is always talking about what he is planning to do.
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greenhorn
What does "greenhorn" mean? | an untrained/inexperienced/naive person | The young man was a greenhorn and he had much to learn about his new job.
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speak off the cuff
What does "speak off the cuff" mean? | to speak in public without preparation | My father plans to speak off the cuff at his retirement party tonight.
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every Tom, Dick and Harry
What does "every Tom, Dick and Harry" mean? | the average person | The man said that he is not the same as every Tom, Dick and Harry.
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something else
What does "something else" mean? | to be so good as to be beyond description, to be something entirely different | The movie was something else. It was the best movie that I have seen in many years.
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In a fix
What does "In a fix" mean? | If you are in a fix, you are in trouble. |
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throw one's hands up in horror
What does "throw one's hands up in horror" mean? | to be shocked, to raise one's hands in fright | The girl threw her hands up in horror when she saw the injured dog on the road.
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get a head start (on someone or something)
What does "get a head start (on someone or something)" mean? | to start earlier than someone or something, to start earlier than usual | We tried to get a head start on our holiday.
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Clean bill of health
What does "Clean bill of health" mean? | To be found healthy. | I visited the doctor today and was given a clean bill of health.
This widely used term has its origins in the "Bill of Health", a document issued to a ship showing that the port it sailed from suffered from no epidemic or infection at the time of departure. |
over one's head
What does "over one's head" mean? | too difficult or complicated for someone
to understand. | "This explanation of cgi scripting is over myhead.Can you explain it in a less technical way?"
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