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database is a comprehensive collection of all the American idioms and slang available.
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packed in like sardines
What does packed in like sardines mean? | to be packed very tightly | The commuters on the train were packed in like sardines during the morning rush hour.
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packed in like sardines
What does packed in like sardines mean? | packed very tightly, very crowded | We were packed in like sardines during the morning commute in the train.
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packed in like sardines
What does packed in like sardines mean? | to be packed in very tightly | The commuters were packed in like sardines in the subway car.
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packed in like sardines
What does packed in like sardines mean? | packed very tightly, very crowded |
We were packed in like sardines during the morning commute in the train.
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packed in like sardines
What does packed in like sardines mean? | to be packed in very tightly |
The commuters were packed in like sardines in the subway car.
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packed in like sardines
What does packed in like sardines mean? | to be packed in very tightly |
The commuters were packed in like sardines in the subway car.
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packed in like sardines
What does packed in like sardines mean? | to be packed somewhere very tightly |
The commuters on the train were packed in like sardines during the morning rush hour.
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Some Random Idioms
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Angry as a bull
What does "Angry as a bull" mean? | If someone is as angry as a bull, they are very angry. |
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get ahold of (someone or something)
What does "get ahold of (someone or something)" mean? | to make contact with someone, to obtain something |
I have been trying very hard to get ahold of my old high school teacher.
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get it all together
What does "get it all together" mean? | to be in full control of oneself | My friend got it all together and applied for the job at the supermarket.
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Death of a thousand cuts
What does "Death of a thousand cuts" mean? | If something is suffering the death of a thousand cuts, or death by a thousand cuts, lots of small bad things are happening, none of which are fatal in themselves, but which add up to a slow and painful demise. |
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put one's head in the lion's mouth
What does "put one's head in the lion's mouth" mean? | to put oneself in a dangerous or difficult situation | I put my head in the lion's mouth when I went to the meeting with my boss.
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hard-nosed
What does "hard-nosed" mean? | to be very strict, to be stubborn, to be uncompromising | The negotiatiors were hard-nosed during the talks for a new contract.
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as red as a lobster
What does "as red as a lobster" mean? | very red |
The girl was as red as a lobster after sitting in the sun all day.
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apple of (someone`s) eye
What does "apple of (someone`s) eye" mean? | someone's favorite person or thing | The young girl is the apple of her father`s eye.
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buy out (someone or something)
What does "buy out (someone or something)" mean? | to buy the ownership or a majority share of something | The large company decided to buy out the small textile company.
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elbow grease
What does "elbow grease" mean? | the effort and strength to clean something |
We will have to use much elbow grease to clean the kitchen.
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