American Idioms and Expressions

In Common 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. .

in common What does in common mean?	shared together or equally, in use or ownership by all	I had nothing in common with the other members of the class.
in common What does in common mean?	shared together or equally, in use or ownership by all	I have nothing in common with the other members of the class.
	Some Random Idioms
effing What does "effing" mean?	fucking

hit the pavement What does "hit the pavement" mean?	begin walking
help out with (something) What does "help out with (something)" mean?	assist someone to do something	I helped out with carrying the luggage of the other tour members.
come up smelling like roses What does "come up smelling like roses" mean?	to look good after a difficult or bad time	Everybody in the company looked bad except for our manager who came up smelling like roses.
fobbit What does "fobbit" mean?	soldier in a safe place; soldier who never leaves the FOB (forward operating base)
get down to business What does "get down to business" mean?	to start working or doing the business at hand	We decided to get down to business and try to finish our work quickly.
bawl out (someone) or bawl (someone) out What does "bawl out (someone) or bawl (someone) out" mean?	to scold someone loudly	The woman bawled out her child in the supermarket. be Idioms
look like death warmed over What does "look like death warmed over" mean?	look very ill	The elderly man looked like death warmed over when he went to the hospital.
cyberpron What does "cyberpron" mean?	pornography online, particularly pornographic Web sites
pecks What does "pecks" mean?	pectoral muscles; chest muscles
Come to heel What does "Come to heel" mean?	If someone comes to heel, they stop behaving in a way that is annoying to someone in authority and start being obedient.
six feet under What does "six feet under" mean?	dead and buried	My uncle has been six feet under for over five years now.

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