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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pass the buck
What does pass the buck mean? | to shift responsibility to someone else | Our supervisor always tries to pass the buck if someone tries to criticize his work.
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pass the buck
What does pass the buck mean? | to make another person decide something, to put the responsibility or blame on someone else | Our supervisor always passes the buck and he will never take responsibility for what he does.
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pass the buck
What does pass the buck mean? | to make another person decide something, to put the responsibility or blame on someone else |
Our supervisor always passes the buck and he will never take responsibility for what he does.
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pass the buck
What does pass the buck mean? | to shift responsibility for something to someone else |
Our supervisor always tries to pass the buck if someone tries to criticize his work.
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Some Random Idioms
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set foot (somewhere)
What does "set foot (somewhere)" mean? | to step or go somewhere | I have never set foot in that restaurant and I never will in the future.
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fly by the seat of one`s pants
What does "fly by the seat of one`s pants" mean? | to do a job instinctively rather than by using concrete information |
I had to fly by the seat of my pants when my boss left me alone for one week.
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as crooked as a dog's hind leg
What does "as crooked as a dog's hind leg" mean? | dishonest |
The politician is as crooked as a dog's hind leg and nobody trusts him.
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better safe than sorry
What does "better safe than sorry" mean? | it is better to be careful than to take a chance and risk an accident or illness or a failure which you may regret | It is better to be safe than sorry and I always bring my umbrella to work when it is a cloudy day.
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Hop, skip, and a jump
What does "Hop, skip, and a jump" mean? | If a place is a hop, skip, and a jump from somewhere, it's only a short distance away. |
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ghetto blaster
What does "ghetto blaster" mean? | large, portable stereo radio/cassette/CD player. | Turn down that damn ghetto blaster.
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avenue of escape
What does "avenue of escape" mean? | the route along which someone or something escapes |
There was no avenue of escape for the bank robbers.
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ciao
What does "ciao" mean? |
idiom. good-bye (from Italian). | I'm off now, ciao.
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You said it!/You can say that again!
What does "You said it!/You can say that again!" mean? | that's true, you're right (used to show strong agreement with what another person has said) | "You can say that again," I answered when the woman mentioned how hot it was out in the sun.
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give birth
What does "give birth" mean? | to have a baby | The woman gave birth to a baby boy last night.
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a cock-and-bull story
What does "a cock-and-bull story" mean? | a silly story that is not true | Our neighbor gave us a cock-and-bull story about how our window was broken.
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