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database is a comprehensive collection of all the American idioms and slang available.
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get naked
What does get naked mean? | enjoy oneself a lot; relax |
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size up (someone or something)
What does "size up (someone or something)" mean? | to try to form an opinion of someone, to assess a situation | It took me some time to size up the candidate before deciding to give him a job.
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get (something) through (someone's) thick skull
What does "get (something) through (someone's) thick skull" mean? | to manage to get someone (including oneself) to understand something | The salesman cannot get it through his thick skull that I do not want to talk to him.
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in ink
What does "in ink" mean? | written or signed with a pen | We were asked to write down our names and addresses in ink.
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play by ear
What does "play by ear" mean? | to play a musical instrument by remembering the tune and not by reading the music | Although the woman can't read music she can play by ear and is a very good musician.
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find (someone) innocent
What does "find (someone) innocent" mean? | decide that someone is innocent in a court of law | The woman went to court but the judge found her innocent of all charges.
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Moral high ground
What does "Moral high ground" mean? | If people have/take/claim/seize, etc, the moral high ground, they claim that their arguments, beliefs, etc, are morally superior to those being put forward by other people. |
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pussy
What does "pussy" mean? | female genitalia |
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come up
What does "come up" mean? | to happen unexpectedly |
I know that I will not be able to go to the party if something comes up.
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piggy bank
What does "piggy bank" mean? | a small bank (sometimes in the shape of a pig) for saving money | The boy has been putting money into his piggy bank to save for a bicycle.
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there is more than one way to skin a cat
What does "there is more than one way to skin a cat" mean? | there is more than one way to do something | there is more than one way to do somethingWhen my father taught me a different way to fix the car I realized that there was more than one way to skin a cat.
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draw blood
What does "draw blood" mean? | make a wound that bleeds | The older boxer was the first to draw blood during the boxing match.
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Behind someone's back
What does "Behind someone's back" mean? | If you do something behind someone's back, you do it without telling them. |
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wash one`s hands of (someone or something)
What does "wash one`s hands of (someone or something)" mean? | to refuse to be responsible for something, to withdraw from something, to stop one's association with someone |
I want to wash my hands of the problems with the new secretary.
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drop the price (of something)
What does "drop the price (of something)" mean? | to lower the price of something |
The computer company will drop the price of computers next month.
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