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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hard of hearing
What does hard of hearing mean? | unable to hear well | The man is hard of hearing so you must speak loudly when talking to him.
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hard of hearing
What does hard of hearing mean? | unable to hear well, partially deaf | My grandfather is hard of hearing.
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hard of hearing
What does hard of hearing mean? | unable to hear well, partially deaf |
My grandfather is hard of hearing.
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hard of hearing
What does hard of hearing mean? | unable to hear well |
The man is hard of hearing so you must speak loudly when you talk to him.
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Some Random Idioms
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All talk and no trousers
What does "All talk and no trousers" mean? | (UK) Someone who is all talk and no trousers, talks about doing big, important things, but doesn't take any action. |
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look (someone) (right/straight) in the eye
What does "look (someone) (right/straight) in the eye" mean? | to face and look at someone directly |
I looked at the salesman right in the eye and asked for a lower price.
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to the best of one's knowledge
What does "to the best of one's knowledge" mean? | as far as one knows, from one's knowledge | To the best of my knowledge there have been no telephone calls for me today.
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cunt
What does "cunt" mean? | contemptible, disgusting woman | You are such a cunt, Natalie!
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Box clever
What does "Box clever" mean? | (UK) If you box clever, you use your intelligence to get what you want, even if you have to cheat a bit. |
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talk (someone's) head off
What does "talk (someone's) head off" mean? | to speak too much | The woman beside me in the bus talked my head off during our journey.
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Grease monkey
What does "Grease monkey" mean? | A grease monkey is an idiomatic term for a mechanic. |
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under one`s belt
What does "under one`s belt" mean? | in one`s stomach | After he had a big breakfast under his belt he was ready for work.
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come
What does "come" mean? | semen |
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New kid on the block
What does "New kid on the block" mean? | A new kid on the block is a person who has recently joined a company, organisation, team, etc, and does not know how things work yet. |
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