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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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offbeat
What does offbeat mean? | to be unconventional, to be different from the usual | The movie was very offbeat which is just the kind of movie that I like.
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get off (someone`s) back
What does "get off (someone`s) back" mean? | stop criticizing or nagging someone | I wish that my mother would get off my back about trying to find a better job.
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Gorillas in the Mist
What does "Gorillas in the Mist" mean? | pissed; drunk; intoxicated |
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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.
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let (something) go
What does "let (something) go" mean? | allow something to pass, do nothing about something | Although I was angry at his remark I decided to let it go.
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one in a million
What does "one in a million" mean? | unique, one of a very few | Our coach is one in a million. He is fantastic.
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try one`s hand at (something)
What does "try one`s hand at (something)" mean? | to make an (inexperienced) attempt at something | I have decided to try my hand at sailing a boat this summer.
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in practice
What does "in practice" mean? | in the actual doing of something | In practice the business does not operate the way that you would expect it to.
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go it alone
What does "go it alone" mean? | to do something by oneself | Nobody would help us so we had to go it alone with the project.
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jerk off
What does "jerk off" mean? | masturbate (men only) |
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In another's shoes
What does "In another's shoes" mean? | It is difficult to know what another person's life is really like, so we don't know what it is like to be in someone's shoes. |
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poetic justice
What does "poetic justice" mean? | the chance but appropriate receiving of rewards/punishments by those who deserve them | It was poetic justice when the man lost most of the money that he had got illegally.
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cyberpron
What does "cyberpron" mean? | pornography online, particularly pornographic Web sites |
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keep one`s chin up
What does "keep one`s chin up" mean? | to be brave, to be determined, to face trouble with courage | My brother is trying to keep his chin up even though he has no job.
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