American Idioms and Expressions

Out 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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out
What does out mean?		 reveal somebody as a homosexual

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under the hammer
What does "under the hammer" mean?		 up for sale at an auctionThe painting went under the hammer and sold for a very high price.
leave a bad taste in one`s mouth
What does "leave a bad taste in one`s mouth" mean?		 leave a bad impression, make one feel disgustedThe way that the company fired the workers left a bad taste in everyone`s mouth.
dog in the manger
What does "dog in the manger" mean?		 someone who prevents others from doing what they themselves do not want to do (in Aesop's Fables a dog that cannot eat hay lays in the hayrack and prevents the other animals from eating the hay)My friend always acts like a dog in the manger and often tries to prevent us from enjoying ourselves.
comp
What does "comp" mean?		 give someone something for free
Throw the book at someone
What does "Throw the book at someone" mean?		 If you throw the book at someone, you punish them as severely as possible.
up in arms
What does "up in arms" mean?		 very angry and wanting to fight, equipped with guns or weapons and ready to fight The students were up in arms over the school's plan to make them wear uniforms.

face man
What does "face man" mean?		handsome man with little personality
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