American Idioms and Expressions

Gun 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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gun
What does gun mean?		bodyguard; assassin; hired gunman
gun
What does gun mean?		 rev up an engine

Some Random Idioms
home run
What does "home run" mean?		act of sexual intercourse (used as a way to mark "progress in sex, especially among youth)
eat one`s cake and have it too
What does "eat one`s cake and have it too" mean?		 to use or spend something and still keep it, to have something both ways The man refuses to give up anything and he always wants to eat his cake and have it too.

Newfangled
What does "Newfangled" mean?		 People who don't like new methods, technologies, etc, describe them as newfangled, which means new but not as good or nice as the old ones.
bigwig
What does "bigwig" mean?		 an important person, a leader Some of the bigwigs of our company came to visit our factory.

get around to (do something)
What does "get around to (do something)" mean?		 to finally find time to do somethingThe apartment manager finally got around to fixing our bath.
sell like hotcakes
What does "sell like hotcakes" mean?		 to sell quickly or easily The new CD is selling like hotcakes.

bite the hand that feeds you
What does "bite the hand that feeds you" mean?		 to harm or turn against someone who does good things for youHe is biting the hand that feeds him when he criticizes and fights against his boss.
shut up (someone or something)
What does "shut up (someone or something)" mean?		 to confine someone or somethingWe always shut up our dog in the house when the postal worker comes.
beat the living daylights out of (someone)
What does "beat the living daylights out of (someone)" mean?		 to beat someone severely The two men beat the living daylights out of the man at the gas station.

flat-chested
What does "flat-chested" mean?		 said of a woman with small breasts
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