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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 time
What does keep time mean? | keep track of the time in a game or athletic contest | I kept time during the football game at our high school.
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keep time
What does keep time mean? | keep the beat, keep the same musical rhythm | It is difficult for the girl to keep time when she is playing in the band.
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keep time
What does keep time mean? | to keep accurate time (for a watch or clock) | My old watch will not keep time at all.
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keep time
What does keep time mean? | to keep track of the time in a game or athletic contest |
I kept time during the football game at our high school.
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keep time
What does keep time mean? | to keep the beat, to keep the same musical rhythm |
It is difficult for the girl to keep time when she is playing in the band.
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keep time
What does keep time mean? | to keep accurate time (used for a watch or clock) |
My old watch will not keep time at all.
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Some Random Idioms
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pass the hat
What does "pass the hat" mean? | to attempt to collect money from a group of people for some project or special cause |
We passed the hat in order to raise money to buy a movie projector.
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come about
What does "come about" mean? | to happen | Everybody believes that the plans for the new community center will never come about.
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put (something) on the back burner
What does "put (something) on the back burner" mean? | to delay or postpone something | We have put our plans for a holiday on the back burner as we try to do some repairs to our house.
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take on (something)
What does "take on (something)" mean? | to begin to do something, to commit oneself to something | Recently my father has begun to take on too many things at work and he has become very tired.
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come out in the wash
What does "come out in the wash" mean? | to work out all right | Everything came out in the wash as the students worked out their problems.
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sweat blood
What does "sweat blood" mean? | be very anxious and tense | I began to sweat blood when I heard that some of our staff would be transferred to another city.
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frak
What does "frak" mean? | fuck (from the TV series "Battlestar Galactica; all variants of fuck are reproduced with frak) |
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fart around
What does "fart around" mean? | waste time; mess around |
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