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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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never in one's life
What does never in one's life mean? | not in one's experience | I have never in my life seen such a strange person.
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cock-eyed
What does "cock-eyed" mean? | screwy; nutty; insane; crazy; impractical |
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keyed up
What does "keyed up" mean? | excited, nervous | I was keyed up after we won the game and I couldn`t go to sleep.
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take (someone or something) in hand
What does "take (someone or something) in hand" mean? | to try to take control of a situation and improve it or deal with it | Our teacher quickly took the situation in hand when the class became too noisy.
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drum (something) into (someone's) head
What does "drum (something) into (someone's) head" mean? | to keep telling someone something until they cannot forget it | The teacher worked hard to drum the mathematics material into the heads of the students.
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have second thoughts about (someone or something)
What does "have second thoughts about (someone or something)" mean? | to have doubts about someone or something | We are beginning to have second thoughts about going camping on our holiday.
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haul asss
What does "haul asss" mean? | hurry out of a place. | Time to haul ass out of here before the cops show up.
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fuck me
What does "fuck me" mean? | strong expression of surprise, shock, or dismay. | Fuck me. I don't believe it.
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Push the envelope
What does "Push the envelope" mean? | This means to go to the limits, to do something to the maximum possible. |
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Queue jumping
What does "Queue jumping" mean? | Someone who goes to the front of a queue instead of waiting is jumping the queue. |
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true love
What does "true love" mean? | a genuine feeling of romantic love | a genuine feeling of romantic loveIt seemed like true love until we began to fight all of the time.
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be buzzed
What does "be buzzed" mean? | be intoxicated, tipsy, or under the influence (usually mild) of alcohol |
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buy a pig in a poke
What does "buy a pig in a poke" mean? | to buy something without seeing it or knowing if it will be satisfactory | It is like buying a pig in a poke if you buy that car without first inspecting it.
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creature comforts
What does "creature comforts" mean? | things that make people comfortable | We had no creature comforts during our trip to South America.
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in trust of (someone)
What does "in trust of (someone)" mean? | under the responsibility or care of someone | The money was given to the child in trust of his grandparents.
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