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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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get a toehold (somewhere)
What does get a toehold (somewhere) mean? | to find a starting point somewhere | The new political party is beginning to get a toehold in rural areas.
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out cold
What does "out cold" mean? | to be unconscious, to be in a faint | When the patient entered the operating room he was out cold because of the anesthesia.
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bugger around
What does "bugger around" mean? | behave carelessly or dumbly |
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Same here!
What does "Same here!" mean? | Me too! I agree! | "Same here," I replied when someone said that they were having problems with their Internet provider.
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flash-to-bang time
What does "flash-to-bang time" mean? | interval from an artillery gun’s recoil to the explosion of the shell fired (the shorter, the better in combat) |
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as yet
What does "as yet" mean? | until now, up to the present | As yet, our secretary has not told us about her plans to leave the company.
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big fish in a small pond
What does "big fish in a small pond" mean? | an important person in a small place | The man was not so important in the city but in the small town he was a big fish in a small pond.
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stupid-ass
What does "stupid-ass" mean? | dumb; stupid; idiotic |
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dead president
What does "dead president" mean? | paper money (U.S.) |
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a leading question
What does "a leading question" mean? | a question that suggests the kind of answer that you want to hear | The lawyer asked the man a leading question when he asked him why he had lied about the money. He had never lied about money.
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class-A uniform
What does "class-A uniform" mean? | class-A dress uniform |
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put one's foot down (about something)
What does "put one's foot down (about something)" mean? | to object to something strongly, to refuse to do something, to refuse to allow something to happen | My sister finally put her foot down and stopped paying for the gas for her daughter's car.
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out of the frying pan and into the fire
What does "out of the frying pan and into the fire" mean? | to go from something bad to something worse | The woman jumped out of the frying pan and into the fire when she quit her job. Now her problems are much worse.
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run off at the mouth
What does "run off at the mouth" mean? | to talk excessively | The girl is always running off at the mouth when she is with her friends.
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daily grind
What does "daily grind" mean? | the everyday work routine | My father is tired of the daily grind of working and will retire soon.
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