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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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in arms
What does in arms mean? | armed, angry and ready to fight | The workers are in arms since they found out about the wage decrease.
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in arms
What does in arms mean? | armed, angry and ready to fight |
The workers are in arms since they learned about the wage decrease.
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praise (someone or something) to the skies
What does "praise (someone or something) to the skies" mean? | to give someone or something much praise | The teachers praised the principal to the skies for the new policies at the school.
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time out
What does "time out" mean? | stop; stop talking; cease |
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the plot thickens
What does "the plot thickens" mean? | things are becoming more complicated or interesting | "The plot thickens," I thought as the situation at my company became more and more complicated.
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ride the gravy train
What does "ride the gravy train" mean? | to exploit something for easy profit or advantage, to experience excessive success or profit without deserving it | We have been able to ride the gravy train and make a lot of money at our job recently.
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Road to Damascus
What does "Road to Damascus" mean? | If someone has a great and sudden change in their ideas or beliefs, then this is a road to Damascus change, after the conversion of Saint Paul to Christianity while heading to Damascus to persecute Christians. |
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three sheets to the wind
What does "three sheets to the wind" mean? | drunk | The man walked down the street with three sheets to the wind.
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pimpmobile
What does "pimpmobile" mean? | big, flashy car, often with bright colors, lights, and chrome |
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against the clock
What does "against the clock" mean? | to be in a hurry to do something before a particular time | We worked against the clock to finish the project.
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bargain for (something)
What does "bargain for (something)" mean? | to anticipate something, to take something into account |
The difficulty of the job was more than I had bargained for.
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from hand to hand
What does "from hand to hand" mean? | from one person to another person | We passed the dictionaries from hand to hand until everybody had one.
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