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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 the black
What does In the black mean? | To be making money. | Live below your means and you will always be running in the black.
Standard practice for accounting is to record positive numbers in black ink and negative numbers in red ink. Operating "in the black" is to record positive numbers, that is to say earnings. |
in the black
What does in the black mean? | profitable; not showing a financial loss.
| "What did you do to increase profit and eliminatelosses?We've been in the black for two months in a row."
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in the black
What does in the black mean? | to be successful, to be making money, to be profitable | The new company has been in the black for many years now.
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in the black
What does in the black mean? | to be successful or profitable | Our company has been in the black since they began to cut costs.
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in the black
What does in the black mean? | to be profitable, to make money | Our company has been in the black since it started.
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in the black
What does in the black mean? | to be successful, to be making money, to be profitable |
The new company has been in the black for many years.
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in the black
What does in the black mean? | to be successful or profitable |
Our company has been in the black since they began to cut costs.
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in the black
What does in the black mean? | to be profitable, to make money |
Our company has been in the black since it started.
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Some Random Idioms
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pull (someone`s) leg
What does "pull (someone`s) leg" mean? | to fool someone with a humorous account of something, to trick or joke with someone | The man was pulling my leg when he said that I could not enter the movie theater after the movie had started.
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stand behind (someone or something)
What does "stand behind (someone or something)" mean? | to endorse or guarantee something or the actions of a person | The company will always stand behind their products.
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GR8
What does "GR8" mean? | great minds think alike |
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eyes are bigger than one's stomach
What does "eyes are bigger than one's stomach" mean? | the amount of food that one takes is greater than what one could possibly eat |
My eyes were bigger than my stomach and I took too much food at the buffet dinner.
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sew (something) up
What does "sew (something) up" mean? | to complete or secure something | The candidate for the nomination sewed up his victory last week.
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jerk
What does "jerk" mean? | dumb, unappealing person |
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make a check out (to someone)
What does "make a check out (to someone)" mean? | write a check to give to someone with their name on it | I made a check out to the animal hospital after they cared for our dog.
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Bull session
What does "Bull session" mean? | If you have a bull session, you have an informal group discussion about something. |
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Shot across the bow
What does "Shot across the bow" mean? | A shot across the bow is a warning to tell someone to stop doing something or face very serious consequences. |
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crank out a paper
What does "crank out a paper" mean? | write out a paper in a mechanical way | I had to crank out a paper almost every week to pass the course.
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get cold feet
What does "get cold feet" mean? | to become timid or afraid to do or try something | I wanted to go to Europe with my cousin but he got cold feet and decided not to go.
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