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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on cloud nine
What does on cloud nine mean? | to be very happy | She has been on cloud nine since she decided to get married last month.
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on cloud nine
What does on cloud nine mean? | very happy about something | My sister has been on cloud nine since she won the money in the contest.
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on cloud nine
What does on cloud nine mean? | very happy about something |
My sister has been on cloud nine since she won the money in the contest.
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on cloud nine
What does on cloud nine mean? | very happy |
The woman has been on cloud nine since she decided to get married.
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pharming
What does "pharming" mean? | technique to direct a user to a fake Web page used to scam people |
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by and by
What does "by and by" mean? | before long, after some time has passed |
By and by, all of the family moved back to the city.
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keep still
What does "keep still" mean? | do not move | I tried to keep still during the long lecture.
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rat race
What does "rat race" mean? | an endless hurried existence, a fierce struggle for success | The man sometimes finds it too much of a rat race to live and work in a big city.
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More than one string to their bow
What does "More than one string to their bow" mean? | A person who has more than one string to their bow has different talents or skills to fall back on. |
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barf
What does "barf" mean? | vomit; vomitus. | Damn, there's barf in the bathroom again. Who's responsible?
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a rain check
What does "a rain check" mean? | a free ticket to an event that replaces a ticket that was cancelled because of rain or for some other reason | We received a rain check for the concert that was suddenly cancelled.
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hustle
What does "hustle" mean? | plan for making money (usually through deception) |
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in the soup
What does "in the soup" mean? | in serious trouble, in a bad situation |
The woman is in the soup now. She told her boss that she was sick but he saw her downtown shopping.
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Plastic smile
What does "Plastic smile" mean? | When someone is wearing a plastic smile, they are appear to be happier with a situation or events than they actually are. This is actually a description of the forced smile you might see in many photographs. |
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