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 off easy
What does get off easy mean? | to escape a serious punishment | The criminals got off easy after they robbed the bank.
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get off easy
What does get off easy mean? | to escape a serious punishment |
The criminals got off easy after they robbed the bank.
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break the law
What does "break the law" mean? | fail to obey the law | The woman was forced to quit her job after it was discovered that she had broken the law.
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Run into the sand
What does "Run into the sand" mean? | If something runs into the sand, it fails to achieve a result. |
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drive at (something)
What does "drive at (something)" mean? | to intend or mean to say something |
I do not know what the man was driving at in his speech.
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blow
What does "blow" mean? | setback; hurdle; attack;
v. leave someplace in a rush; v. ruin or destroy something, often an opportunity; v. waste time or money; spend money frivolously; n. cocaine;v. inhale cocaine; v. perform oral sex (usually a woman blowing a man). | That was a blow to our plans to go on vacation.
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from the heart
What does "from the heart" mean? | sincerely, honestly | The speech by the politician was right from the heart.
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Look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves
What does "Look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves" mean? | (UK) If you look after the pennies, the pounds will look after themselves, meaning that if someone takes care not to waste small amounts of money, they will accumulate capital.
('Look after the pence and the pounds will look after themselves' is an alternative form of this idiom.) |
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be up
What does "be up" mean? | to expire, to be finished |
The time was up so we went home.
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off-color
What does "off-color" mean? | to be in bad taste, to be not polite, to be not the exact color | He likes to tell off-color jokes which most people do not like.
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wimpy
What does "wimpy" mean? | incompetent; weak |
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Run the show
What does "Run the show" mean? | If someone runs the show, they like to be in control and make all the decisions. |
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sing/whistle a different tune
What does "sing/whistle a different tune" mean? | to contradict something that one has said before, to talk or act in the opposite way | Usually the man does not care if he disturbs his neighbors at midnight but now that he must get up early in the morning he is whistling a different tune.
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