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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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equal in importance or quality to something or someone (par is
the usual number of strokes that are needed to get around a golf
course)
equal in importance or quality to something or someone (par is the usual number of strokes that are needed to get around a golf course)The recent scandal involving steroids in sports was on a par with other major scandals of several decades ago.
'A new brush sweeps clean' means that someone with a new perspective can make great changes. However, the full version is 'a new brush sweeps clean, but an old brush knows the corners', which warns that experience is also a valuable thing. Sometimes 'broom' is used instead of 'brush'.
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