American Idioms and Expressions

Gusto 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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gusto
What does gusto mean?
verve; courage

Some Random Idioms
So on and so forth
What does "So on and so forth" mean?
And so on and so forth mean the same as etcetera (etc.).
frighten (someone) to death
What does "frighten (someone) to death" mean?
to frighten someone severelyI almost frightened the woman to death when I met her on the dark stairs.
salt away (money)
What does "salt away (money)" mean?
to save moneyMy uncle salted away thousands of dollars before he died.
Like a beached whale
What does "Like a beached whale" mean?
Once a whale is on a beach, it cannot get back into the easily, so if you are completely stuck somewhere and can't get away, you are stranded like a beached whale.
nothing to write home about
What does "nothing to write home about" mean?
nothing exciting or interesting happened"Did anything interesting happen during your holiday."
step up (something)
What does "step up (something)" mean?
to make something go faster, to increase somethingRecently we had to step up our effort to hire some new computer programmers for our company.
come out for (something)
What does "come out for (something)" mean?
to appear for something, to attend something Many people came out for the concert in the park.

in the works
What does "in the works" mean?
in preparation, being planned or worked onDon`t worry about whether or not we will be building the new computer lab. It is definitely in the works.
put out (something)
What does "put out (something)" mean?
to produce/make somethingThe company decided to put out a newsletter for the employees.
drop everything
What does "drop everything" mean?
to stop doing what you are doingWhen the fire alarm rang we dropped everything and went outside.
sit on one's hands
What does "sit on one's hands" mean?
to do nothing, to fail to helpThe manager sat on her hands and refused to do anything about the complaints that she had received.

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