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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 public eye
What does in the public eye mean? | publicly, visible to all | The actor has not been in the public eye since he got into trouble with the law.
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in the public eye
What does in the public eye mean? | visible to all, in public | Very often the wife or husband of a politician does not like to be in the public eye.
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in the public eye
What does in the public eye mean? | visible to everybody, in public |
The politician's wife does not like to be in the public eye.
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in the public eye
What does in the public eye mean? | seen by the public, visible to everyone |
The actor has not been in the public eye since he got into trouble with the law.
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play by ear
What does "play by ear" mean? | to play a musical instrument by remembering the tune and not by reading the music | My sister learned to play the piano by ear when she was a child.
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pull an all-nighter
What does "pull an all-nighter" mean? | stay up all night doing something, usually a studying, preparing for an exam, or partying. | I pulled an all-nighter to finish that project.
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kiss up to
What does "kiss up to" mean? | flatter; be obsequious to somebody |
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cover one`s tracks
What does "cover one`s tracks" mean? | to hide where one has been, to hide what one has done |
The man was trying to cover his tracks but it was easy to see where he had been.
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in search of (someone or something)
What does "in search of (someone or something)" mean? | trying to find someone or something | I have been in search of a good restaurant for the family dinner for several weeks now.
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come to an end
What does "come to an end" mean? | to stop, to finish | When the story came to an end both of the children had fallen asleep.
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pop quiz
What does "pop quiz" mean? | unannounced short test. | "You shouldn't have missed class yesterday. We had apop quiz."
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in hand
What does "in hand" mean? | in one's possession |
The man arrived at the airport with much cash in hand.
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all the rage
What does "all the rage" mean? | to be in current fashion | The new sneakers were all the rage during the summer.
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back out (of something)
What does "back out (of something)" mean? | to withdraw from an agreement or promise | The company backed out of the agreement with the foreign firm.
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What can sorry do?
What does "What can sorry do?" mean? | This means that it is not enough to apologise. |
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Famous last words
What does "Famous last words" mean? | This expression is used as a way of showing disbelief, rejection or self-deprecation.'They said we had no chance of winning- famous last words!' |
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