American Idioms and Expressions

Give Voice To (something) 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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give voice to (something)
What does give voice to (something) mean?		 to speak out about somethingThe small organization gives voice to many of the poor people in the city.

Some Random Idioms
powder one's nose
What does "powder one's nose" mean?		 a woman goes to the restroom to put powder on her noseThe singer went to the dressing room to powder her nose before the performance.
fast track
What does "fast track" mean?		path of rapid rise through an organization or situation
for peanuts
What does "for peanuts" mean?		 for very little money, for almost nothingI was able to buy a used computer for peanuts.
flying high
What does "flying high" mean?		 to be very happy, to be joyfulMy neighbor has been flying high since she heard that she had won a car.
louse up
What does "louse up" mean?		 to make a mess of something, to spoil something"Please try not to louse up the computer again. It was working fine this morning."
Root hog or die poor
What does "Root hog or die poor" mean?		 It's a expression used in the Southern USA that means that you must look out for yourself as no one's going to do it for you. (It can be shortened to 'root hog'. A hog is a pig.)
Cold light of day
What does "Cold light of day" mean?		 If you see things in the cold light of day, you see them as they really are, not as you might want them to be.
run
What does "run" mean?		transportation of illegal items
fair-weather friend
What does "fair-weather friend" mean?		 a person who is a friend only during good times The man is a fair-weather friend and you cannot rely on him if you have a problem.

fall Idioms



junk mail
What does "junk mail" mean?		 unsolicited mail (usually advertisements for something you're not interested in)."I didn't have any letters today--only junkmail."
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