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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 hole
What does in the hole mean? | having a score lower than zero in a game | At the beginning of the game we were in the hole but later we began to do well.
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in the hole
What does in the hole mean? | in debt, lose money | Although he is always working he always seems to be in the hole.
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in the hole
What does in the hole mean? | to be in debt, to owe money | I think that we are now in the hole and our business is having trouble.
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in the hole
What does in the hole mean? | having a score lower than zero in a game |
At the beginning of the game we were in the hole but later we began to do well.
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in the hole
What does in the hole mean? | in debt, losing money |
Although my friend is always working he always seems to be in the hole.
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in the hole
What does in the hole mean? | to be in debt, to owe money |
I think that we are now in the hole and our business is having trouble.
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vibes
What does "vibes" mean? | atmosphere; feelings; sense of what's what (short for "vibrations") |
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eyes are bigger than one`s stomach
What does "eyes are bigger than one`s stomach" mean? | one takes or wants more food than he or she can eat |
The man's eyes are bigger than his stomach. He will never finish the food that he took.
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Crunch time
What does "Crunch time" mean? | When people, companies, etc, have to make an important decision that will have a considerable effect on their future, it is crunch time. |
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see the last of (someone or something)
What does "see the last of (someone or something)" mean? | to see someone or something for the last time | I was very happy to see the last of my friend who was visiting me.
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take in (something) or take (something) in
What does "take in (something) or take (something) in" mean? | to make something smaller |
The tailor took in the waist of my suit pants and now they fit much better.
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fit in with (someone or something)
What does "fit in with (someone or something)" mean? | to be comfortable or in harmony with someone or something | The new boy fits in with the other children very well.
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red herring
What does "red herring" mean? | an unimportant matter that draws attention away from the main subject |
Talking about the other issue was a red herring that did not do anything to deal with today's problem.
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work out (a problem)
What does "work out (a problem)" mean? | to solve a problem, to provide the details of something |
I spent the weekend trying to work out the budget estimates for next year.
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carry coals to Newcastle
What does "carry coals to Newcastle" mean? | to bring something of which you have much of somewhere, to duplicate something (Newcastle is a town in England where there is much coal) |
Bringing extra food to the farmer`s picnic was like bringing coals to Newcastle.
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hot number
What does "hot number" mean? | sexy, appealing person (usually a woman) |
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by far
What does "by far" mean? | greatly, by a great margin | He is by far the smartest person in his company.
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