American Idioms and Expressions

Muscle Car 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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muscle car
What does muscle car mean?		car from the 60s and 70s that looked like a race car but was designed for use on ordinary roads

Some Random Idioms
fall back on (someone or something)
What does "fall back on (someone or something)" mean?		 to seek help when other things have failed The woman had to fall back on her father when her business began to have problems.

dive right into something
What does "dive right into something" mean?		 begin to do something without hesitating begin to do something without hesitatingWhen university started some of the students decided to dive right into their studies.
bail out (of something)
What does "bail out (of something)" mean?		 to abandon a situation, to jump out of an airplaneThe plan to buy a summer home with our friends was becoming too expensive so we decided to bail out.
face value
What does "face value" mean?		 the value or price printed on a stamp/bond/paper money etc.I sold the postage stamps for their face value.
start the ball rolling
What does "start the ball rolling" mean?		 to begin to do somethingMy uncle finally started the ball rolling on his plans to build a new house.
work out
What does "work out" mean?		 accomplish, arrangeRecently we worked out a unique system for filling out our expenses at work.
deal (someone) in
What does "deal (someone) in" mean?		 to include someone I hope that my friend will deal me in on his new computer business.

check on (someone or something)
What does "check on (someone or something)" mean?		 to examine someone or something in order to determine the condition of it/him/her We always check on our baby before we go to sleep.

come unglued
What does "come unglued" mean?		 to lose emotional controlThe woman came unglued when she learned that she had lost her job.
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