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
right off the bat
What does "right off the bat" mean?		 immediately, from the beginningI told my boss right off the bat that we did not need a new computer for the office.
neither fish nor fowl
What does "neither fish nor fowl" mean?		 something that does not belong to a definite group or category I do not know what you should call the strange food. It is neither fish nor fowl.

cool one`s heels
What does "cool one`s heels" mean?		 to be kept waiting The man was forced to cool his heels before his boss would talk to him.

ballpark estimate/figure
What does "ballpark estimate/figure" mean?		a guess in a certain area or rangea guess in a certain area or rangeWe were given a ballpark estimate as to how much it would cost to buy the business.
crack up
What does "crack up" mean?		 to burst into laughter I cracked up when the man started talking about the incident with the taxi driver.

as fit as a fiddle
What does "as fit as a fiddle" mean?		 to be healthy and physically fit My grandfather is ninety years old but he is as fit as a fiddle.

be dealt a bad hand/deal someone a bad hand
What does "be dealt a bad hand/deal someone a bad hand" mean?		 receive or give someone bad cards in a card game, receive disadvantages in something receive or give someone bad cards in a card game, receive disadvantages in something The boy was dealt a bad hand when he was a child and always was at a disadvantage in his life.
bear with (someone or something)
What does "bear with (someone or something)" mean?		 to be patient with someone or something, to endure someone or something We had to bear with our teacher as she explained the material to the new students.

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fender-bender
What does "fender-bender" mean?		minor collision between automobiles
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