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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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neck and neck
What does neck and neck mean? | to be equal or nearly equal in a race or contest | The two teams were neck and neck in the race to win the national championship.
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neck and neck
What does neck and neck mean? | exactly even in a race or contest | The two horses were running neck and neck at the end of the race.
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neck and neck
What does neck and neck mean? | exactly even (as in a horse race) | exactly even (as in a horse race)The two candidates were running neck and neck in the election until the last ballots were counted late in the evening.
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neck and neck
What does neck and neck mean? | exactly even in a race or contest |
The two horses were neck and neck at the end of the race.
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neck and neck
What does neck and neck mean? | to be equal or nearly equal in a race or contest |
The two teams were neck and neck in the race to win the national championship.
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neck and neck
What does neck and neck mean? | exactly even (in a horse race the horses sometimes run neck and neck) |
The two candidates were neck and neck in the election until the last ballots were counted.
The two horses were running neck and neck in the race.
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Some Random Idioms
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Six of one and half-a-dozen of the other
What does "Six of one and half-a-dozen of the other" mean? | This is an idiom used when there is little or no difference between two options. |
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like a bolt out of the blue
What does "like a bolt out of the blue" mean? | suddenly and without warning | It was like a bolt out of the blue when my father said that he was going to change jobs.
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bottom dollar
What does "bottom dollar" mean? | one`s last dollar | The man spent his bottom dollar on some new clothes to wear for his job interview.
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In the doldrums
What does "In the doldrums" mean? | To be depressed or unmotivated. | I'd like to provide a good example, but I'm feeling in the doldrums.
Doldrums is the name of a place in the ocean that is located near the equator and is characterized by unstable trade winds. A sailing ship caught in the Doldrums can be stranded due to lack of wind. |
copycat
What does "copycat" mean? | someone who copies the work of another | The children called the girl a copycat when they discovered that she had copied part of the test from another student.
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Put it on the cuff
What does "Put it on the cuff" mean? | If you put something on the cuff, you will take it now and pay for it later. |
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as such
What does "as such" mean? | the way something is |
"As such, I will not be able to approve your application for a loan."
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birdseed
What does "birdseed" mean? | a minute amount of money. | I'm getting paid birdseed for all my hard work.
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arrange for (someone or something)
What does "arrange for (someone or something)" mean? | to make practical plans for something to happen or someone to do something |
We arranged for someone to come and fix our broken shower.
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short shrift
What does "short shrift" mean? | rude treatment | The woman received short shrift from her supervisor when she asked for a holiday.
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