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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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jockey for position
What does jockey for position mean? | try to push one's way into an advantageous position | Several of the salesmen began to jockey for position when they learned that the director of sales was leaving.
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jockey for position
What does jockey for position mean? | try to put yourself in a better position at the expense of
others (as a jockey would do in a horse race) | try to put yourself in a better position at the expense of others (as a jockey would do in a horse race)The salesmen started to jockey for position as soon as they learned that the sales manager was leaving the company.
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jockey for position
What does jockey for position mean? | to try to push one's way into an advantageous position |
Several of the salesmen began to jockey for position when they learned that the director of sales was leaving.
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jockey for position
What does jockey for position mean? | to try to put yourself in a better position than others (as a jockey would do in a horse race) |
The salesmen began to jockey for position when they learned that the sales manager was leaving the company.
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by far
What does "by far" mean? | greatly, by a great margin |
The man is by far the smartest person in his company.
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foul one's own nest
What does "foul one's own nest" mean? | to harm one's own interests, to bring discredit to one's family |
I do not want to foul my own nest so I try to be very honest in all of my dealings with others.
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shoot from the hip
What does "shoot from the hip" mean? | to speak directly and frankly, to fire a gun that is held at one's side and against one's hip |
Our manager always shoots from the hip and everyone likes her because of that.
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a horse of a different color
What does "a horse of a different color" mean? | something totally separate and different | Changing locations is a horse of a different color. It was never mentioned in any of our meetings.
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netiquette
What does "netiquette" mean? | etiquette or manners online |
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have a sweet tooth
What does "have a sweet tooth" mean? | to have a desire to eat sweet foods | I have a sweet tooth and I love chocolate bars.
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read (something) over
What does "read (something) over" mean? | to read something | I read my presentation over before I had to deliver it to the class.
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Note
What does "Note" mean? | This expression is used to describe
something that will not
change, no matter how long or how often it's done. |
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saddled with debt
What does "saddled with debt" mean? | to be burdened with debt | Our company is saddled with debt and must do something about it quickly.
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