American Idioms and Expressions

Funk 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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funk
What does funk mean?
depression; depressed mood. Why the funk? What's wrong? 2. He's always in a funk, no matter how good things are.
funk
What does funk mean?
stench; bad smell. Quite a funk here. Do you ever clean this place?

Some Random Idioms
for kicks
What does "for kicks" mean?
for fun We decided to go to the airport to watch the airplanes for kicks.

go to one's head
What does "go to one's head" mean?
to make one dizzyThe drink quickly went to the man's head and he had to sit down and rest.
bury one`s head in the sand
What does "bury one`s head in the sand" mean?
to refuse to see something, to know something unpleasant but not want to deal with it The man always buries his head in the sand and never wants to hear about family problems.

klutz
What does "klutz" mean?
clumsy, often dumb, person. He's a total klutz. Don't ask him to try to fix your car.
smack into (someone or something)
What does "smack into (someone or something)" mean?
to collide/hit someone or somethingThe car ran smack into the car in front of it.
a handout
What does "a handout" mean?
a gift of money (usually from the government)The bus company has received many handouts from the government.
nice and (some quality)
What does "nice and (some quality)" mean?
lots of some qualityThe bed was nice and warm and I fell asleep immediately.
copycat
What does "copycat" mean?
someone who copies the work of another The children called the girl a copycat when they saw her copying the test of another student.

at the end of the day
What does "at the end of the day" mean?
when everything else has been taken into consideration At the end of the day, it was impossible to get the money to build the house.

cloak-and-dagger
What does "cloak-and-dagger" mean?
involving secercy and plotting The spy was involved in some cloak-and-dagger operations.

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