American Idioms and Expressions

Off Campus 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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off campus
What does off campus mean?
to be not on the grounds of a college or universityThe used bookstore was off campus but it was very popular with the university students.
off campus
What does off campus mean?
at a different location than the grounds of a college or universityMost of the students went to a restaurant off campus when they had the chance.
off campus
What does off campus mean?
at a different location than the grounds of a college or university Many of the students liked to go to a restaurant off campus.

off campus
What does off campus mean?
not on the grounds of a college or university The used bookstore was off campus but it was very popular with the university students.


Some Random Idioms
at the eleventh hour
What does "at the eleventh hour" mean?
at the last possible moment The company and the union settled the strike at the eleventh hour.

time
What does "time" mean?
stop; stop talking; cease
build castles in the air/in Spain
What does "build castles in the air/in Spain" mean?
to make plans that are impossibleThe girl is always building castles in the air and none of them have any chance to succeed.
rocks
What does "rocks" mean?
ice cubes
one way or another
What does "one way or another" mean?
somehowOne way or another I am going to attend the annual general meeting tomorrow.
A for effort
What does "A for effort" mean?
the recognition that someone has tried hard to do something even though he or she may not be successful The students received an A for effort for their work on the class project.

jacknife
What does "jacknife" mean?
fold in; fold in half (said of a tractor-trailer that forms a "V" shape after a collision)
no holds barred
What does "no holds barred" mean?
idiom. unfettered; without rules or regulations; harsh; rough
as wild as a tiger
What does "as wild as a tiger" mean?
very wild The little boy was as wild as a tiger when we were trying to look after him.

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