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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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full of beans
What does full of beans mean? | to be in high spirits, to be energetic | My aunt is full of beans today. She must be excited about something.
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full of beans
What does full of beans mean? | to feel energetic, to be in high spirits | My aunt is full of beans tonight and she does not want to stop talking.
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full of beans
What does full of beans mean? | feeling energetic, in high spirits |
My aunt is full of beans tonight and she does not want to stop talking.
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full of beans
What does full of beans mean? | to be in high spirits, to be energetic |
My aunt is full of beans today. She must be excited about something.
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pencil-pusher
What does "pencil-pusher" mean? | clerk; bureaucrat; office worker |
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thankful for small blessings
What does "thankful for small blessings" mean? | to be grateful for any small benefits or advantages that one has | I am always thankful for small blessings when I think of the health of my friends and family.
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reach first base with (someone or something)
What does "reach first base with (someone or something)" mean? | to make a major advance with someone or something | The salesperson was unable to reach first base with the large buyer.
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What's done is done.
What does "What's done is done." mean? | something is final and in the past | What's done is done and now that he has quit his job he must find a new one.
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have an eye for (something)
What does "have an eye for (something)" mean? | have good taste in something, be able to judge correctly | She has an eye for nice furniture and her apartment is absolutely beautiful.
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get the cold shoulder (from someone)
What does "get the cold shoulder (from someone)" mean? | be ignored, be rejected | Yesterday, one of the women who I work with gave me the cold shoulder all day.
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Rearrange the deckchairs on the Titanic
What does "Rearrange the deckchairs on the Titanic" mean? | (UK) If people are rearranging the deckchairs on the Titanic, they are making small changes that will have no effect as the project, company, etc, is in very serious trouble. |
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call a spade a spade
What does "call a spade a spade" mean? | call a person or thing a name that is true, speak in plain
language | call a person or thing a name that is true, speak in plain languageI decided to call a spade a spade and tell our supervisor what was wrong with our workplace.
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get in on (something)
What does "get in on (something)" mean? | to become involved in something |
My friend wants to get in on the planning of the summer festival.
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take to one's heels
What does "take to one's heels" mean? | to run away | The young boys took to their heels when the man came out of the building.
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preferred customer
What does "preferred customer" mean? | a customer who does much business with you and who you give special discounts to | The man is a preferred customer and he always receives his products soon after he orders them.
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hot tot
What does "hot tot" mean? | preadolescent girl who dresses and behaves in a shallow, sexual manner |
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