American Idioms and Expressions

Get Involved With (someone) 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 involved with (someone)
What does get involved with (someone) mean?
to become associated with someone (often romantically)The bank teller got involved with the bank manager several months ago .

Some Random Idioms
Girl Friday
What does "Girl Friday" mean?
A girl Friday is a female employee who assists someone without any specific duties.
pep (someone or something) up
What does "pep (someone or something) up" mean?
to make someone or something more active and energeticI drank a cup of coffee in order to pep myself up for my afternoon class.
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.
in one fell swoop
What does "in one fell swoop" mean?
as a single incident or eventIn one fell swoop we sold our car, furniture and apartment and moved to Germany.
a cat on a hot tin roof
What does "a cat on a hot tin roof" mean?
full of lively activity The boy was jumping around like a cat on a hot tin roof and we could not make him be quiet.

as far as
What does "as far as" mean?
to the extent or degree of something As far as I know the movie will start next week.

wrap (someone) around one`s little finger
What does "wrap (someone) around one`s little finger" mean?
to have complete control over someone, to manipulate someone The woman has her boss wrapped around her little finger and she can do anything that she wants.

lifer
What does "lifer" mean?
career military person
Blank cheque
What does "Blank cheque" mean?
If you are given a blank cheque, you are allowed to use as much money as you need for a project.
take (someone's) temperature
What does "take (someone's) temperature" mean?
to measure someone's body temperatureThe nurse took my temperature when I went to the hospital yesterday.
bring (something) to a head
What does "bring (something) to a head" mean?
to cause something to reach a point where a decision or some action is necessaryThe accident will bring the issue of safety to a head during the next meeting.

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