American Idioms and Expressions

Get In 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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get in
What does get in mean?
to arrive My friend got in at noon today.


Some Random Idioms
search one`s heart/soul
What does "search one`s heart/soul" mean?
to study one`s reasons and acts, to try to discover if one has been fair and honest about somethingI searched my soul to try and discover why my girlfriend had left me.
Money burns a hole in your pocket
What does "Money burns a hole in your pocket" mean?
If someone has money burning a hole in their pocket, they are eager to spend it, normally in a wasteful manner.
move a product
What does "move a product" mean?
to sell a product We should have no trouble to move the new product.

serve as a guinea pig
What does "serve as a guinea pig" mean?
to allow some kind of test to be performed on someoneThe students served as a guinea pig for the school board's plan to change the school curriculum.
Under your skin
What does "Under your skin" mean?
If someone gets under your skin, they really annoy you.
chicken (adjective or noun)
What does "chicken (adjective or noun)" mean?
(adjective or noun): cowardly."Fred will never ask Lucy for a date. He'schicken / a chicken.
stink
What does "stink" mean?
commotion; argument; dispute
all night long
What does "all night long" mean?
throughout the whole night We could hear the people next door talking all night long.

from the word go
What does "from the word go" mean?
from the beginningFrom the word go we knew that there would be problems with the new contract.
draw to a close
What does "draw to a close" mean?
to end The tournament was drawing to a close and everybody was going back home.

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