American Idioms and Expressions

Make Free With (someone Or Something) 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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make free with (someone or something)
What does make free with (someone or something) mean?
take advantage or use something as if it were one's ownMy roommate always makes free with my clothes which I don't like at all.

Some Random Idioms
prod
What does "prod" mean?
remind somebody of something
be game
What does "be game" mean?
to be ready for action or agreeable to participate in somethingAll of the students were game to go to the science exhibition.
hard of hearing
What does "hard of hearing" mean?
unable to hear well, partially deaf My grandfather is hard of hearing.

barfly
What does "barfly" mean?
person who spends a lot of time at one bar drinking
Not know you are born
What does "Not know you are born" mean?
This indicates that the person described is unaware of his or her good fortune or is unaware of how difficult day to day life was before he/she was born. Typical usage: 'Kids today don't know they are born'.
Katie bar the door
What does "Katie bar the door " mean?
get ready for trouble, a desperate situation is at handThe gang arrived at the hotel and were ready to come in and fight. "Katie bar the door."
name (someone) after (someone or something)
What does "name (someone) after (someone or something)" mean?
to give someone the name of another person/place/thingMy cousin was named after his mother`s grandfather.
steal the show/spotlight
What does "steal the show/spotlight" mean?
to act or to do so well in a performance that you get most of the attentionThe young musician stole the show at the music festival.
boggle (someone's) mind
What does "boggle (someone's) mind" mean?
to confuse or overwhelm someoneThe amount of waste in the city program really boggles my mind.

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