American Idioms and Expressions

Leave Word With (someone) Idiom

This 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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leave word with (someone)
What does leave word with (someone) mean?		 leave a message with someoneI left word with my father to have my mother phone me tonight.

Some Random Idioms
very well
What does "very well" mean?		 agreed, all right"Very well, if you want me to go I will go with you."
a bundle
What does "a bundle" mean?		: a lot of money.A: "Your new car is really nice."B: "It should be. It cost me a bundle!"
call off (something) or call (something) off
What does "call off (something) or call (something) off" mean?		 to cancel something They called off the game because of the rain.

off-color
What does "off-color" mean?		 not the exact colorWe painted our kitchen in an off-color of white.
daffy
What does "daffy" mean?		 mildly eccentric; silly
eat dirt
What does "eat dirt" mean?		 to accept another`s insults or bad treatmentThe accountant had to eat dirt because of the problems that he had caused.
Whistling in the dark
What does "Whistling in the dark" mean?		 If someone is whistling in the dark, they believe in a positive result, even though everybody else is sure it will not happen.
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