American Idioms and Expressions

Partial To (someone Or 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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partial to (someone or something)
What does partial to (someone or something) mean?		 favoring or preferring someone or somethingOur boss is partial to the new person who recently began to work in our company.

Some Random Idioms
pan out
What does "pan out" mean?		 to end or finish favorably, to work out well"I hope that your plans to go back to school pan out."
Reduce to ashes
What does "Reduce to ashes" mean?		 If something is reduced to ashes, it is destroyed or made useless. His infidelities reduced their relationship to ashes.
wait with bated breath
What does "wait with bated breath" mean?		 wait anxiously for somethingI waited with bated breath for the results of my exams.
cry one's eyes out
What does "cry one's eyes out" mean?		to cry very hardThe little girl cried her eyes out when she lost her favorite doll.
close out (something)
What does "close out (something)" mean?		 to sell the whole of something, to sell all the goodsThe company decided to close out the store and sell the remaining stock very cheap.
a hand-out
What does "a hand-out" mean?		 a sheet of paper given to students or people who attend a meeting etc.Everyone at the meeting was given a hand-out on how to invest money.
legs
What does "legs" mean?		ground soldiers; unit that is neither mechanized nor airborne
Back to back
What does "Back to back" mean?		 If things happen back to back, they are directly one after another.
Idle hands are the devil's handiwork
What does "Idle hands are the devil's handiwork" mean?		 When someone is not busy, or being productive, trouble is bound to follow.
press the flesh
What does "press the flesh" mean?		 (a politician) shakes hands with people in order to become more popularThe politician spent most of the weekend pressing the flesh in the shopping mall.
a long haul
What does "a long haul" mean?		 a long distance or tripHe is a long-haul trucker and is always out of town working.
come out for (someone or something)
What does "come out for (someone or something)" mean?		 to announce one's support for (someone or something) The mayor recently came out for legal gambling in the city.

rat
What does "rat" mean?		person who is disgusting
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