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database is a comprehensive collection of all the American idioms and slang available.
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get at (someone or something)
What does get at (someone or something) mean? | to attack or hit someone or something | Our dog tried to get at the other dog.
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drive a hard bargain
What does "drive a hard bargain" mean? | to conclude a bargain without making any concessions | Although the man drives a hard bargain, I like doing business with him.
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nuts
What does "nuts" mean? | crazy; mentally unbalanced |
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dressed to the nines/teeth
What does "dressed to the nines/teeth" mean? | to be dressed elegantly, to be dressed very well | The couple were dressed to the nines when they went to the opening of the new theater production.
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pick holes in (something)
What does "pick holes in (something)" mean? | to find all the flaws and falsehoods in an argument, criticize something severely | My supervisor picked holes in my argument to buy a new computer for the office.
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get out of (somewhere)
What does "get out of (somewhere)" mean? | to leave somewhere, to escape | I want to hurry and get out of my house so I will not be late for work.
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mitt
What does "mitt" mean? | hand |
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keep (someone or something) still/quiet
What does "keep (someone or something) still/quiet" mean? | make someone or something silent or less noisy | The mother had a hard time keeping her child still in the airplane.
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pay (someone) a back-handed compliment
What does "pay (someone) a back-handed compliment" mean? | to give someone a false compliment that is really an insult | The woman paid her colleague a back-handed compliment when she told her what a good job she was doing.
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from head to toe
What does "from head to toe" mean? | from the top of one's head to one's feet | I dressed warmly from head to toe before I went outside.
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bet one`s bottom dollar
What does "bet one`s bottom dollar" mean? | to bet all that one has on something because you are sure that you will win | I would bet my bottom dollar that the accounting manager will be late again today.
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(to be) hopped up on (something)
What does "(to be) hopped up on (something)" mean? | to be high on a drug or on alcohol | The man who tried to rob the store was hopped up on some kind of drug.
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get a wiggle on
What does "get a wiggle on " mean? | to hurry up, to get going | "Get a wiggle on. I want to arrive at the party before the other guests."
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whacked
What does "whacked" mean? | drunk; intoxicated |
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