American Idioms and Expressions

Open With (something) 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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open with (something)
What does open with (something) mean?		 to start out with somethingThe convention opened with a speech from the president of our company.

Some Random Idioms
as meek as a lamb
What does "as meek as a lamb" mean?		 quiet, docile, meekThe secretary was as meek as a lamb when she went to ask her boss for a salary increase.
devil-may-care attitude
What does "devil-may-care attitude" mean?		 an unworried attitude, an attitude where one does not care what happens The man has a devil-may-care attitude to his job and nothing bothers him.

On the cheap
What does "On the cheap" mean?		 If you do something on the cheap, you spend as little as possible to do it.
white sale
What does "white sale" mean?		 selling towels, linens, etc. at reduced pricesWe went to the white sale at the department store last Saturday.
give (someone) a tongue-lashing
What does "give (someone) a tongue-lashing" mean?		 to give someone a severe scoldingThe mother gave her daughter a tongue-lashing when she got home from school.
call a spade a spade
What does "call a spade a spade" mean?		 to speak bluntlyThe supervisor called a spade a spade when he criticized the employee for being lazy.
mark up (a price)
What does "mark up (a price)" mean?		 raise the price of somethingThe store marked up the price of the camping equipment at the beginning of the summer.
Tight rein
What does "Tight rein" mean?		 If things or people are kept on a tight rein, they are given very little freedom or controlled carefully.
hooked on (something)
What does "hooked on (something)" mean?		 addicted to a drug or someting similar, enthusiastic about somethingThe man has been hooked on drugs since he was a teenager.
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