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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go to town
What does go to town mean? | to work fast or hard, to do something with much energy | We went to town last night and finished painting the bedroom.
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go to town
What does go to town mean? | to work fast or hard, to do something with much energy |
We went to town last night and finished painting the bedroom.
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the other side of the tracks
What does "the other side of the tracks" mean? | the poorer/richer section of a town | The girl came from the other side of the tracks and was not welcome into the home of her wealthy boyfriend.
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Grey suits
What does "Grey suits" mean? | The men in grey suits are people who have a lot of power in business or politics, but aren't well-known or charismatic. |
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die down
What does "die down" mean? | to come slowly to an end, to grow weaker |
When the sound of the music died down we were able to go to sleep.
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Kitchen-sink
What does "Kitchen-sink" mean? | (UK) Kitchen-sink drama deals with ordinary people's lives. |
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go to pieces
What does "go to pieces" mean? | to lose one's self-control | The woman went to pieces when she learned about her father`s death.
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give (someone) the boot
What does "give (someone) the boot" mean? | to fire someone, to force someone to leave a place | The manager gave our friend the boot when he began yelling in the restaurant.
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Take a raincheck
What does "Take a raincheck" mean? | If you take a rain check, you decline an offer now, suggesting you will accept it later.
('Raincheck' is also used.) |
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make of (someone or something)
What does "make of (someone or something)" mean? | think or have an opinion about someone or something | "What do you make of the new manager in accounting."
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the milk of human kindness
What does "the milk of human kindness" mean? | natural kindness and sympathy shown to others | The woman who volunteered at the hospital was full of the milk of human kindness.
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In the crapper
What does "In the crapper" mean? | In the toilet, soiled; or hopelessly irretrievable. | Your relationship with Mary went right in the crapper the minute you told her to, "Rub that pie on her hips because that is where it's going to end up anyway".
Thomas Crapper of England is credited for the design and implementation of modern indoor plumbing (including the flushable toilet). Although there is conciderable evidence to the contrary, restrooms/bathrooms are still often referred to as "The Crapper." This word (among others) was introduced to America by their World War I soldiers returning home from Europe.
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Be up the spout
What does "Be up the spout" mean? | (UK) If a woman is up the spout, she is pregnant. |
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