American Idioms and Expressions

No End Of/to (something) Idiom

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no end of/to (something)
What does no end of/to (something) mean?
seeming almost endless, very many/much of somethingHe had no end of problems when he lived overseas for a year.

Some Random Idioms
boff
What does "boff" mean?
have sexual relations with
cold comfort
What does "cold comfort" mean?
no comfort at allThe government offered money to the victims of the fire but it was cold comfort to those who had lost their families.
on/upon (someone`s) head
What does "on/upon (someone`s) head" mean?
on one's own selfThe little boy brought the anger of his parent's upon his head.
knee-high to a grasshopper
What does "knee-high to a grasshopper" mean?
very young (like a child)I learned to ride a bicycle when I was knee-high to a grasshopper.
On the run
What does "On the run" mean?
If someone is on the run, they are avoiding arrest and hiding from the police.
a white elephant
What does "a white elephant" mean?
something that is not useful and costs a lot of money to maintainThe airport was a white elephant and nobody liked to use it.
make waves
What does "make waves" mean?
create trouble; create controversy
Rose-tinted glasses
What does "Rose-tinted glasses" mean?
If people see things through rose-tinted glasses, they see them in a more positive light than they really are.
so clean you can eat off the floor
What does "so clean you can eat off the floor" mean?
very cleanMy mother's kitchen is so clean you can eat off the floor.
get out of (someone's) face
What does "get out of (someone's) face" mean?
to go away or leave someoneI wish that my friend would get out of my face.
back-to-back
What does "back-to-back" mean?
something follows immediately after something else, two people touching backs There were two back-to-back games today because of the rain last week.
We sat back-to-back during the contest.

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