American Idioms and Expressions

Get The Eye From 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. .

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
get the eye from (someone)
What does get the eye from (someone) mean?
to be looked at by someone in a hostile or unfriendly way We got the eye from the manager of the restaurant when we entered in our old clothes.


Some Random Idioms
dime a dozen
What does "dime a dozen" mean?
cheap and common, lots of somethingUsed paperback books are a dime a dozen at the used bookstore.
to be talked out
What does "to be talked out" mean?
to be tired of talking, to be unable to talk anymoreI was talked out and had little to say for the rest of the dinner party.
hold up
What does "hold up" mean?
keep up one`s courage or spiritsHer spirits are holding up quite well even though she does not have a job now.
talk oneself out
What does "talk oneself out" mean?
to talk until one can talk no moreI met my friend at the coffee shop and we talked ourselves out.
Don't sweat the small stuff
What does "Don't sweat the small stuff" mean?
This is used to tell people not to worry about trivial or unimportant issues.
turn a deaf ear to (someone)
What does "turn a deaf ear to (someone)" mean?
to pretend not to hear someone, to not pay attention to someoneThe supervisor turned a deaf ear to our complaints about the heat.
a calculated risk
What does "a calculated risk" mean?
an action that may fail but has a good chance to succeed The company took a calculated risk when they put the new computer screen on the market.

put the freeze on
What does "put the freeze on" mean?
ignore; leave alone; reject (somebody)
up-and-coming
What does "up-and-coming" mean?
newThe woman is an up-and-coming singer.
do as I say, not as I do
What does "do as I say, not as I do" mean?
to follow someone's advice and not their actionsThe man always said to do as he says and not as he does because his advice was always better than his actions
Cast your mind back
What does "Cast your mind back" mean?
If somebody tells you to cast your mind back on something, they want you to think about something that happened in the past, but which you might not remember very well, and to try to remember as much as possible.

Search

Searching for?
 

Sponsors

Valid HTML 4.01 Transitional Valid HTML 4.01 Transitional Valid HTML 4.01 Transitional Valid HTML 4.01 Transitional