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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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keep one's distance from (someone or something)
What does keep one's distance from (someone or something) mean? | maintain a certain distance from someone or something | The girl always keeps her distance from the other students in the class.
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Some Random Idioms
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What does that have to do with the price of tea in China?
What does "What does that have to do with the price of tea in China?" mean? | This idiom is often used when someone says something irrelevant to the topic being discussed. |
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bitch
What does "bitch" mean? | complain; gripe. | It's always bitch, bitch, bitch with you.
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scorcher
What does "scorcher" mean? | very hot, sunny day |
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instead of
What does "instead of" mean? | in place of | "Let`s meet at the restaurant instead of the department store as we had planned."
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funk
What does "funk" mean? | depression; depressed mood. | Why the funk? What's wrong? 2. He's always in a funk, no matter how good things are.
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give (someone or something) the thumbs up
What does "give (someone or something) the thumbs up" mean? | to be in favor of someone or something | The city gave the music festival organizers the thumbs up to have the music festival.
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all eyes
What does "all eyes" mean? | to be watching very closely, to be wide-eyed with surprise | My friend is all eyes when he goes to a basketball game.
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(to be) halfhearted about (someone or something)
What does "(to be) halfhearted about (someone or something)" mean? | (to be) unenthusiastic about someone or something | I was halfhearted about joining the group to go hiking.
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give oneself up
What does "give oneself up" mean? | to surrender, to stop hiding or running away | The robbers gave themselves up when the police surrounded the house.
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slow on the draw
What does "slow on the draw" mean? | to be slow in drawing a gun or in doing something | The man is slow on the draw and never takes advantage of opportunities that he sees.
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have a fit
What does "have a fit" mean? | become upset | The woman had a fit when she saw what her son had done to her car.
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within a whisker of (doing something)
What does "within a whisker of (doing something)" mean? | almost do something | I came within a whisker of quitting my job but I decided to continue working there.
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