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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 one fell swoop
What does in one fell swoop mean? | as a single incident or event | In one fell swoop we sold our car, furniture and apartment and moved to Germany.
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in one fell swoop
What does in one fell swoop mean? | in one incident, as one event | In one fell swoop my friend got a new car, a new job and a new girlfriend.
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in one fell swoop
What does in one fell swoop mean? | as a single incident or event |
In one fell swoop we sold our car and furniture and moved to Germany.
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in one fell swoop
What does in one fell swoop mean? | in one incident, as one event |
In one fell swoop my friend got a new car, a new job and a new girlfriend.
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Some Random Idioms
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heart skips/misses a beat
What does "heart skips/misses a beat" mean? | be startled or excited from surprise/joy/fright | My heart skipped a beat when the truck almost hit us last night.
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a lame duck
What does "a lame duck" mean? | a public official who has a short time left to serve in office and therefore has less power than before | He was a lame-duck leader so it was difficult for him to accomplish some things.
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Nice as pie
What does "Nice as pie" mean? | If a person is nice as pie, they are surprisingly very kind and friendly. "After our argument, she was nice as pie!" |
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hush puppy
What does "hush puppy" mean? | cornmeal dumpling that is deep fried |
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come on to
What does "come on to" mean? | approach someone with sexual or romantic intentions |
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ears become red
What does "ears become red" mean? | one's ears become red from embarrassment | My ears became red when our teacher asked me a question.
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AA
What does "AA" mean? | Alcoholic's Anonymous - a group that helps people recover from
alcohol abuse | Alcoholic's Anonymous - a group that helps people recover from alcohol abuseMy boss has been going to AA meetings for over a year.
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doll
What does "doll" mean? | woman (old term but still occasionally in use) |
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