American Idioms and Expressions

Have Contact With (someone) 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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have contact with (someone)
What does have contact with (someone) mean?
communicate with someoneThe government has had no contact with the kidnappers for several weeks.

Some Random Idioms
Heart in your mouth
What does "Heart in your mouth" mean?
If your heart is in your mouth, then you feel nervous or scared.
bog down
What does "bog down" mean?
to slow to a stopThe negotiations bogged down over the issue of part-time workers.
stand for (something)
What does "stand for (something)" mean?
to speak in favor of something, to show that one supports somethingAll of the candidates stand for a platform of law and order.
Will never fly
What does "Will never fly" mean?
If an idea or project, etc, will never fly, it has no chance of succeeding.
rivet (someone's) attention
What does "rivet (someone's) attention" mean?
to keep someone's attention fixed on somethingThe man on the side of the tall building riveted our attention as he continued to climb up.
Uncle Sam
What does "Uncle Sam" mean?
Uncle Sam is the government of the USA.
put the freeze on
What does "put the freeze on" mean?
ignore; leave alone; reject (somebody)
pour one's heart out (to someone)
What does "pour one's heart out (to someone)" mean?
to tell all of one's hopes/fears/feelings to someoneMy friend poured her heart out to me when we went to the coffee shop last evening.

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